Switzerland

Switzerland is ranked 13th overall on the Index. Its strongest scores are for crisis and risk management and integrity (both ranked 6th).

Summary chart of Switzerland's scores in the 2019 InCiSE index. GBR NZL CAN FIN AUS DNK NOR NLD SWE KOR USA EST IRL AUT FRA ESP BEL DEU LTU MEX CHL LVA JPN ITA SVN ISR POL ISL CZE PRT TUR SVK HRV BGR ROU GRC HUN CHE InCiSE 0.66 0.52 Capabilities Crisis and risk management Digital services Fiscal and financial management HR management Inclusiveness Integrity Openness Policy making Procurement Regulation Tax administration

Switzerland’s crisis and risk management scores are all very high apart from one metric which measures specific aspects of risk planning. This suggests a relatively high performing core function across the board.

Within the integrity indicator, Switzerland achieves consistently high scores for the corruption perceptions, fairness and impartiality themes. It also achieves the maximum score for the existence of a post-employment cooling-off period for civil servants. The whistle-blowing metrics merit further analysis as scores vary in this area.

Switzerland is ranked 8th for fiscal and financial management, scoring highly on performance budgeting and the effectiveness of public spending.

The main areas where Switzerland’s performance is relatively less strong are digital services, where metric scores vary, and inclusiveness.

Cross-referencing note

This content was presented as section 4.35 in the original 2019 publication.