Economy, jobs and prices in Basel-Landschaft (Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland): official figures
The local economy produced €23.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2022.
How much does Basel-Landschaft spend on public transport?
Transport cost the cantonal government of Basel-Landschaft CHF 208.33 million in 2024, CHF 691 per resident (13th lowest of 26 cantons): CHF 86.12 million for roads and CHF 122.22 million for public transport.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyHow much does Basel-Landschaft invest in infrastructure?
Investment spending by the cantonal government of Basel-Landschaft came to CHF 211.01 million in 2024, 6.6% of the total and CHF 700 per resident.
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- Economic affairs took CHF 99.36 million of cantonal spending in Basel-Landschaft in 2024, including CHF 68.79 million for agriculture, CHF 1.90 million for tourism and CHF 11.95 million for energy. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Company taxes are a gauge of the business base: in 2024 they yielded CHF 944 per resident for the cantonal government of Basel-Landschaft, against CHF 1,071 across all cantons. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Environmental protection and spatial planning cost the canton CHF 70.28 million in 2024, and culture, sport and churches CHF 64.45 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Basel-Landschaft compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Basel-Landschaft ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | CHF 782 |
| 12 | Jura | CHF 756 |
| 13 | Bern / Berne | CHF 736 |
| 14 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 691 |
| 15 | Glarus | CHF 686 |
| 16 | Schwyz | CHF 664 |
| 17 | Zürich | CHF 659 |
Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) (2024)
Basel-Landschaft ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Vaud | CHF 1,084 |
| 7 | Luzern | CHF 956 |
| 8 | Zürich | CHF 955 |
| 9 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 944 |
| 10 | Ticino | CHF 936 |
| 11 | Jura | CHF 935 |
| 12 | St. Gallen | CHF 771 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF): Detaillierte Daten FS und GFS Modell: Standardauswertungen (financial statistics of the Confederation, cantons, communes and social insurance, 1990-2024; standardauswertung.csv with its codelist, saved zipped), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5fec658d1506…)
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