EGK in canton Basel-Stadt: twelve years of premiums
In canton Basel-Stadt, the lowest EGK premium went from CHF 483.20 a month in 2015 to CHF 649.00 in 2026 — a rise of +34.3 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 483.20 | CHF 370.80 | CHF 112.40 |
| 2016 | CHF 498.50 | CHF 402.00 | CHF 96.50 |
| 2017 | CHF 557.50 | CHF 433.30 | CHF 124.20 |
| 2018 | CHF 557.50 | CHF 454.10 | CHF 103.40 |
| 2019 | CHF 568.50 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 98.30 |
| 2020 | CHF 568.10 | CHF 486.60 | CHF 81.50 |
| 2021 | CHF 558.60 | CHF 486.30 | CHF 72.30 |
| 2022 | CHF 578.20 | CHF 481.40 | CHF 96.80 |
| 2023 | CHF 600.10 | CHF 501.60 | CHF 98.50 |
| 2024 | CHF 627.10 | CHF 544.70 | CHF 82.40 |
| 2025 | CHF 637.50 | CHF 557.50 | CHF 80.00 |
| 2026 | CHF 649.00 | CHF 575.90 | CHF 73.10 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
EGK rose +34.3 % over the period, against +55.3 % for the cheapest insurer in the same place. The gap narrowed — which does not mean this insurer is the cheapest today, only that it climbed more slowly.
The year that hurt — The steepest year-on-year jump was 2017: +11.8 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2018.
Figures for an adult, CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included — the only profile defined identically across all twelve years. Each year this is the lowest premium the insurer offered, all models combined.
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.