In 2020, motorised road transport generated total costs of CHF 76.3 billion (2010: 70.6 billion), of which 74% for passenger transport and 26% for goods transport. Vehicle acquisitions and operations accounted for 64% of the total costs.
Most of the costs of motorised road transport (86%) were borne by transport users themselves. However, CHF 8.2 billion in accident, environmental and health costs had to be borne by the community.
| Total costs 1 | CHF 76.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Change since 2010 | +8% |
| Share of private passenger transport | 68% |
| Share of public passenger transport | 5% |
| Share of goods transport |
26% |
| Transport users' share of funding | 86% |
In 2020, a passenger car cost its owner an average of CHF 7997 over the year as a whole. This equates to around 70 centimes per kilometre travelled. This figure includes the acquisition cost spread over the vehicle's useful life. At 35%, the latter accounted for more than a third of annual expenditure and was thus the largest item of expenditure. Garage and parking costs followed at 22%, ahead of motor fuel costs at 15%.
The cost of active mobility (walking and cycling) can only be estimated approximately and may only be compared with the cost of motorised transport with some reservation. The main reason for this is that many accidents of this kind are not recorded because they are not reported to the police.
According to the data available, the total costs of pedestrian mobility in 2015 were around CHF 4.7 billion, and those of cycling CHF 5.7 billion. Most of these costs are linked to accidents.
| Pedestrians1 | Bicycles2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total costs in CHF billion | 4.7 |
5.7 |
| Change since 2010 | –6% | +5% |
| Transport users' share of funding | 86% | 90% |
| Shares by cost category | ||
| Infrastructure |
13% | 8% |
| Means of transport | 0% | 10% |
| Accidents involving a vehicle | 23% | 81% |
| Accidents not involving a vehicle | 63% | * |
| Environment and health | 1% | 1% |
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