Economy, jobs and prices in Luzern (Zentralschweiz, Switzerland): official figures
The local economy produced €32.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2022.
How much does Luzern spend on public transport?
Transport cost the cantonal government of Luzern CHF 224.22 million in 2024, CHF 512 per resident (5th lowest of 26 cantons): CHF 147.46 million for roads and CHF 76.68 million for public transport.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyHow much does Luzern invest in infrastructure?
Investment spending by the cantonal government of Luzern came to CHF 337.41 million in 2024, 8.1% of the total and CHF 770 per resident.
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- Economic affairs took CHF 278.88 million of cantonal spending in Luzern in 2024, including CHF 230.49 million for agriculture, CHF 4.04 million for tourism and CHF 20.96 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 956 per resident for the cantonal government of Luzern, against CHF 1,071 across all cantons. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Environmental protection and spatial planning cost the canton CHF 83.20 million in 2024, and culture, sport and churches CHF 77.18 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Luzern compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Luzern ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal transport spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | St. Gallen | CHF 592 |
| 20 | Schaffhausen | CHF 567 |
| 21 | Fribourg / Freiburg | CHF 513 |
| 22 | Luzern | CHF 512 |
| 23 | Solothurn | CHF 508 |
| 24 | Thurgau | CHF 497 |
| 25 | Nidwalden | CHF 489 |
Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) (2024)
Luzern ranks 7 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal company tax revenue per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Ticino | CHF 936 |
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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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