°Household income



































Distribution of income and wealth 2004






















Net income in 1000 Swiss francs Tax payers cumulated Income cumulated

Net wealth in 1000 Swiss francs Tax payers cumulated Wealth cumulated














1997/1998* 0–14.9 0.0 0.0
1997 None 30.9 0.0



15–19.9 3.1 0.9

1–50 59.4 2.8



20–24.9 8.8 2.9

51–100 70.0 6.8



25–29.9 14.9 5.5

101–200 80.7 14.7



30–34.9 22.2 9.2

201–500 92.4 33.9



35–39.9 30.1 13.8

501–1000 97.0 50.1



40–44.9 38.1 19.1

1001–2000 98.8 63.3



45–49.9 45.6 24.7

2001–3000 99.4 69.6



50–54.9 52.6 30.4

3001–5000 99.7 76.3



55–59.9 59.0 36.1

5001– … 100.0 100.0



60–64.9 64.7 41.6








65–69.9 69.7 46.9








70–74.9 74.2 52.0








75–79.9 78.0 56.6








80–84.9 81.3 60.8








85–89.9 84.1 64.6








90–94.9 86.4 68.0








95–99.9 88.4 70.9








100–119.9 93.3 79.3








120–149.9 96.5 86.0








150–199.9 98.4 90.8








200–… 100.0 100.0



















2004 0–15.9 0.0 0.0
2004 None 26.6 0.0



16–19.9 1.8 0.5

1–50 56.6 2.2



20–24.9 6.7 2.0

51–100 67.2 5.5



25–29.9 11.8 3.9

101–200 77.9 12.0



30–34.9 17.6 6.5

201–500 90.3 28.8



35–39.9 24.6 10.2

501–1000 96.1 45.6



40–44.9 32.0 14.6

1001–2000 98.5 59.8



45–49.9 39.3 19.4

2001–3000 99.2 66.4



50–54.9 46.2 24.4

3001–5000 99.6 73.3



55–59.9 52.5 29.4

5001– … 100.0 100.0



60–64.9 58.3 34.4








65–69.9 63.4 39.2








70–74.9 68.0 43.9








75–79.9 72.1 48.3








80–84.9 75.7 52.4








85–89.9 78.9 56.2








90–94.9 81.6 59.8








95–99.9 84.0 63.0








100–119.9 90.4 72.7








120–149.9 94.9 81.0








150–199.9 97.6 87.5








200–… 100.0 100.0



















1997/1998*: without BS















































Gini index of income and wealth in swiss cantons 2003






















Income Wealth








UR 0.304 0.694








GL 0.323 0.765








SH 0.327 0.774








AG 0.327 0.769








FR 0.335 0.833








TG 0.337 0.775








JU 0.345 0.797








SO 0.354 0.857








SG 0.357 0.769








LU 0.361 0.828








NE 0.362 0.831








AI 0.376 0.768








BL 0.384 0.845








BE 0.386 0.799








AR 0.387 0.778








OW 0.388 0.793








TI 0.398 0.757








ZH 0.404 0.839








VD 0.409 0.905








NW 0.429 0.868








BS 0.429 0.903








GR 0.443 0.723








VS 0.446 0.800








ZG 0.456 0.842








GE 0.481 0.880








SZ 0.483 0.877

























































Equivalent household income in percent of the median






















By education

By family situation







Low education Intermediate High education Person alone (65+ years) Single parent Family (3+ children) Couple (65+ years) Family (2 children) Family (1 child) Person alone (<65 years) Couple (<65 years)
1998 74.6 97.6 123.9 74.0 81.9 78.2 90.3 88.0 103.6 117.6 139.7
2005 72.8 96.2 120.7 75.0 75.0 76.4 84.7 91.9 103.5 115.4 130.9





























































Gini index of net disposable household income*






















CH DE* FR ES SE UK US



Early 80's 0.309 0.268 0.292 0.318 0.197 0.270 0.301



Early 90's 0.307 0.257 0.287 0.303 0.229 0.336 0.338



2000 0.280 0.275 0.278 0.336 0.252 0.343 0.368















* Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Key Figures, accessed at http://www.lisproject.org/keyfigures.htm on 18/12/08










DE*: before 2000 only West Germany























Percentile ratio of household income*






















CH DE* FR ES SE UK US



Early 80's 2.117 2.101 2.270 2.597 1.763 2.343 2.641



Early 90's 2.234 2.017 2.235 2.460 1.914 2.947 3.067



2000 2.214 2.122 2.226 2.751 2.012 2.824 2.996















* Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Key Figures, accessed at http://www.lisproject.org/keyfigures.htm on 18/12/08










DE*: before 2000 only West Germany