Economy, jobs and prices in Vaud (Région lémanique, Switzerland): official figures
The local economy produced €66.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2022.
How much does Vaud spend on public transport?
Transport cost the cantonal government of Vaud CHF 538.60 million in 2024, CHF 630 per resident (9th lowest of 26 cantons): CHF 174.76 million for roads and CHF 353.60 million for public transport.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyHow much does Vaud invest in infrastructure?
Investment spending by the cantonal government of Vaud came to CHF 575.30 million in 2024, 4.5% of the total and CHF 673 per resident.
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- Economic affairs took CHF 576.08 million of cantonal spending in Vaud in 2024, including CHF 367.44 million for agriculture, CHF 6.09 million for tourism and CHF 82.68 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 1,084 per resident for the cantonal government of Vaud, against CHF 1,071 across all cantons. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Environmental protection and spatial planning cost the canton CHF 159.86 million in 2024, and culture, sport and churches CHF 238.98 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Vaud compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Vaud ranks 18 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Glarus | CHF 686 |
| 16 | Schwyz | CHF 664 |
| 17 | Zürich | CHF 659 |
| 18 | Vaud | CHF 630 |
| 19 | St. Gallen | CHF 592 |
| 20 | Schaffhausen | CHF 567 |
| 21 | Fribourg / Freiburg | CHF 513 |
Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) (2024)
Vaud ranks 6 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zug | CHF 3,368 |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | CHF 1,810 |
| 5 | Neuchâtel | CHF 1,350 |
| 6 | Vaud | CHF 1,084 |
| 7 | Luzern | CHF 956 |
| 8 | Zürich | CHF 955 |
| 9 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 944 |
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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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