Economy, jobs and prices in Basel-Stadt (Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland): official figures
The local economy produced €42.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2022.
How much does Basel-Stadt spend on public transport?
Transport cost the cantonal government of Basel-Stadt CHF 344.89 million in 2024, CHF 1,713 per resident (3rd highest of 26 cantons): CHF 106.13 million for roads and CHF 226.34 million for public transport.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyHow much does Basel-Stadt invest in infrastructure?
Investment spending by the cantonal government of Basel-Stadt came to CHF 444.63 million in 2024, 7.7% of the total and CHF 2,208 per resident.
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- Economic affairs took CHF 54.22 million of cantonal spending in Basel-Stadt in 2024, including CHF 1.37 million for agriculture, CHF 6.71 million for tourism and CHF 30.33 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 3,529 per resident for the cantonal government of Basel-Stadt, against CHF 1,071 across all cantons. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Environmental protection and spatial planning cost the canton CHF 133.20 million in 2024, and culture, sport and churches CHF 326.25 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Basel-Stadt compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Basel-Stadt ranks 3 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun | CHF 2,579 |
| 2 | Uri | CHF 2,313 |
| 3 | Basel-Stadt | CHF 1,713 |
| 4 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 1,278 |
| 5 | Obwalden | CHF 1,216 |
| 6 | Genève | CHF 1,188 |
| 7 | Ticino | CHF 998 |
Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) (2024)
Basel-Stadt ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genève | CHF 3,969 |
| 2 | Basel-Stadt | CHF 3,529 |
| 3 | Zug | CHF 3,368 |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | CHF 1,810 |
| 5 | Neuchâtel | CHF 1,350 |
| 6 | Vaud | CHF 1,084 |
| 7 | Luzern | CHF 956 |
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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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