Amount and per capita equivalent of exceptional tax measures and public spending in the face of Covid-19

Estimated amount in Swiss francs and per capita equivalent of tax measures and public expenditure decided at the national (or federal if applicable) level to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic in OECD countries

This chart is based on the amounts indicated by the IMF. The per capita equivalent was calculated by SWI swissinfo.ch. The measures considered by the IMF for its calculations may differ from those taken into account by other agencies. These data are not intended to be used to compare countries with each other, as responses vary according to country-specific circumstances and each country has taken different measures. These figures do not necessarily reflect the overall political support in each country. *not reported by IMF, calculated by SWI swissinfo.ch using 2019 GDP data (OECD). **average calculated by SWI swissinfo.ch from a range