Switzerland in figures
Back to SwitzerlandConsumer prices in Switzerland fell by as much as 1.1% in 2015 and rose by no more than 2.8%, the figure for 2022, in any year since 2000. Government debt came down from 57.1% of GDP in 2004 to 39.4% in 2025, and the IMF projected a further fall to 33.5% by 2031. Exports, at 78.0% of GDP in 2025, stood above every earlier year in the series.
GDP
$1.04 tn
2025
from $282.3 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$114 769
2025
from $39 298 in 2000
Real growth
1.3%
2025
from 3.6% in 2000
Inflation
0.1%
2025
from 1.6% in 2000
Unemployment
4.9%
2025
from 2.7% in 2000
Government debt
39.4%of GDP
2025
from 51.7% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Switzerland's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
GDP in current dollars rose from $282.3 billion in 2000 to $1.04 trillion in 2025. Real output contracted in 2003, 2009 and 2020, by no more than 2.3%, and grew 6.2% in 2021. In 2025 the economy grew 1.3%. The IMF projected rates between 1.2% and 1.8% for every year to 2031. GDP per person at market exchange rates, $114,769 in 2025, stood above the purchasing-power figure of $102,513 for the same year. Manufacturing grew as a share of output, from 17.7% of GDP in 2000 to 20.7% in 2021, and stood at 18.9% in 2025. Industry as a whole, construction included, held near a quarter throughout: 25.4% in 2000 and 25.0% in 2025. Services contributed 71.8% in 2025 and agriculture, forestry and fishing 0.6%.
$1.04 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.04 tn |
| 2024 | $969.9 bn |
| 2023 | $928.4 bn |
| 2022 | $858.5 bn |
| 2021 | $840.7 bn |
| 2020 | $756.1 bn |
| 2019 | $736.4 bn |
| 2018 | $740.8 bn |
| 2017 | $706.7 bn |
| 2016 | $698.6 bn |
| 2015 | $706.2 bn |
| 2014 | $741.2 bn |
| 2013 | $718.7 bn |
| 2012 | $697.9 bn |
| 2011 | $727.2 bn |
| 2010 | $610.0 bn |
| 2009 | $563.7 bn |
| 2008 | $574.7 bn |
| 2007 | $499.0 bn |
| 2006 | $448.4 bn |
| 2005 | $424.5 bn |
| 2004 | $409.0 bn |
| 2003 | $366.6 bn |
| 2002 | $313.9 bn |
| 2001 | $290.2 bn |
| 2000 | $282.3 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
1.3%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% |
| 2020 | −2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% |
| 2009 | −1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | −0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.6% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$114 7692025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $114 769 | $102 513 |
| 2024 | $107 702 | $97 468 |
| 2023 | $104 450 | $93 940 |
| 2022 | $97 809 | $94 630 |
| 2021 | $96 583 | $83 525 |
| 2020 | $87 530 | $74 385 |
| 2019 | $85 873 | $75 267 |
| 2018 | $87 002 | $72 169 |
| 2017 | $83 610 | $69 318 |
| 2016 | $83 432 | $68 400 |
| 2015 | $85 265 | $66 419 |
| 2014 | $90 512 | $64 694 |
| 2013 | $88 851 | $62 749 |
| 2012 | $87 270 | $60 434 |
| 2011 | $91 910 | $58 405 |
| 2010 | $77 956 | $55 446 |
| 2009 | $72 788 | $53 874 |
| 2008 | $75 148 | $54 514 |
| 2007 | $66 082 | $51 786 |
| 2006 | $59 910 | $46 981 |
| 2005 | $57 080 | $42 143 |
| 2004 | $55 350 | $40 684 |
| 2003 | $49 947 | $39 218 |
| 2002 | $43 094 | $39 284 |
| 2001 | $40 134 | $38 295 |
| 2000 | $39 298 | $37 104 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Prices fell in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2020. Inflation peaked at 2.8% in 2022 and was 0.1% in 2025. Unemployment rose from 2.5% in 2001 to 4.8% in 2010 and hovered close to that level for the next decade and more, reaching 5.0% in 2021 and 4.9% in 2025. Unemployment among 15 to 24 year olds nearly doubled, from 4.8% in 2000 to 9.0% in 2025.
0.1%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% |
| 2020 | −0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | −0.4% |
| 2015 | −1.1% |
| 2014 | −0.0% |
| 2013 | −0.2% |
| 2012 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
4.9%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% | 9.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 7.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 8.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 7.9% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 8.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | 8.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | 7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | 8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | 8.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | 7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | 7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | 7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | 8.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | 8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | 4.8% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports climbed from 47.2% of GDP in 2003 to 71.5% in 2013, eased back to 63.2% in 2015 and then reached 78.0% in 2025, while imports followed a lower path, from 42.6% in 2003 to 69.1% in 2025. The current account stayed in surplus in every year, at a high of 13.5% of GDP in 2010, a low of 0.4% in 2020 and 7.0% in 2025. Investment flows reversed sharply. Net inflows were 24.5% of GDP in 2016; in 2020 the net outflow was 31.6%.
78.0%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78.0% | 69.1% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | 59.1% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | 59.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | 61.3% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | 58.1% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | 57.9% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 56.9% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | 56.8% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | 57.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | 56.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | 53.1% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | 54.5% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | 61.3% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | 58.4% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | 58.9% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | 54.8% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | 51.5% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | 53.6% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | 51.6% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | 49.6% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | 48.3% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | 44.2% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | 42.6% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | 43.1% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | 45.8% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | 46.5% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
7.0%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% |
| 2022 | 9.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% |
| 2015 | 9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% |
| 2013 | 10.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% |
| 2004 | 12.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2% |
| 2002 | 7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.1% |
| 2000 | 11.2% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
−1.2%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −1.2% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
| 2023 | −12.4% |
| 2022 | −1.4% |
| 2021 | −14.4% |
| 2020 | −31.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% |
| 2018 | −21.8% |
| 2017 | 20.8% |
| 2016 | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 17.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | −3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% |
| 2006 | 12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% |
| 2000 | 8.2% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The government ran a deficit in eight years of the record, the deepest 3.0% of GDP in 2020. In the other years it ran surpluses, 1.9% of GDP in 2008 and 0.5% in 2025 among them. Debt fell from 57.1% of GDP in 2004 to 35.9% in 2022, rose to 40.5% in 2024 and was 39.4% in 2025; the IMF projected 33.5% for 2031. The tax take came to 9.4% of GDP in 2024.
39.4%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 33.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 34.3% |
| 2029 (projection) | 35.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | 36.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 37.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 38.5% |
| 2025 | 39.4% |
| 2024 | 40.5% |
| 2023 | 37.3% |
| 2022 | 35.9% |
| 2021 | 39.7% |
| 2020 | 42.4% |
| 2019 | 38.8% |
| 2018 | 39.0% |
| 2017 | 41.1% |
| 2016 | 40.3% |
| 2015 | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 41.2% |
| 2013 | 41.2% |
| 2012 | 41.9% |
| 2011 | 41.2% |
| 2010 | 40.7% |
| 2009 | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 44.2% |
| 2007 | 44.0% |
| 2006 | 47.7% |
| 2005 | 54.1% |
| 2004 | 57.1% |
| 2003 | 56.2% |
| 2002 | 56.9% |
| 2001 | 50.5% |
| 2000 | 51.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
0.5%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 0.3% |
| 2027 (projection) | 0.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% |
| 2021 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | −3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | −0.2% |
| 2013 | −0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | −0.6% |
| 2004 | −1.4% |
| 2003 | −1.3% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
9.4%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2% |
| 2019 | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% |
| 2014 | 8.9% |
| 2013 | 9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% |
| 2003 | 8.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% |
| 2001 | 8.9% |
| 2000 | 9.9% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Switzerland
The World Bank counted 7,184,250 residents in 2000 and 9,092,436 in 2025, and population growth reached 1.3% in 2024. Net migration never dropped below 24,463, the figure for 2000, and peaked at 96,424 in 2022. Births per woman were 1.29 in 2024. Between 2000 and 2025, residents aged 65 or older went from 15.3% to 20.4% of the total. Life expectancy at birth was 84.4 years in 2024, up from 79.7 years in 2000.
9.09 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.09 m |
| 2024 | 9.01 m |
| 2023 | 8.89 m |
| 2022 | 8.78 m |
| 2021 | 8.70 m |
| 2020 | 8.64 m |
| 2019 | 8.58 m |
| 2018 | 8.51 m |
| 2017 | 8.45 m |
| 2016 | 8.37 m |
| 2015 | 8.28 m |
| 2014 | 8.19 m |
| 2013 | 8.09 m |
| 2012 | 8.00 m |
| 2011 | 7.91 m |
| 2010 | 7.82 m |
| 2009 | 7.74 m |
| 2008 | 7.65 m |
| 2007 | 7.55 m |
| 2006 | 7.48 m |
| 2005 | 7.44 m |
| 2004 | 7.39 m |
| 2003 | 7.34 m |
| 2002 | 7.28 m |
| 2001 | 7.23 m |
| 2000 | 7.18 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.9% | 64.7% | 20.4% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | 65.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | 65.4% | 19.6% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | 65.7% | 19.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | 66.0% | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | 66.2% | 18.8% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | 66.4% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | 66.6% | 18.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | 66.9% | 18.2% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 67.1% | 18.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | 67.3% | 17.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | 67.4% | 17.7% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | 67.6% | 17.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | 67.7% | 17.3% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | 67.9% | 17.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | 68.0% | 16.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | 68.1% | 16.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | 68.2% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | 68.1% | 16.2% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | 68.1% | 16.0% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | 68.0% | 15.8% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | 67.9% | 15.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | 67.8% | 15.6% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | 67.7% | 15.5% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | 67.4% | 15.4% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | 67.3% | 15.3% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.292024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | 1.39 |
| 2021 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 1.46 |
| 2019 | 1.48 |
| 2018 | 1.52 |
| 2017 | 1.52 |
| 2016 | 1.54 |
| 2015 | 1.54 |
| 2014 | 1.54 |
| 2013 | 1.52 |
| 2012 | 1.52 |
| 2011 | 1.52 |
| 2010 | 1.52 |
| 2009 | 1.50 |
| 2008 | 1.48 |
| 2007 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | 1.44 |
| 2005 | 1.42 |
| 2004 | 1.42 |
| 2003 | 1.39 |
| 2002 | 1.39 |
| 2001 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | 1.50 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
84.4 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.4 years |
| 2023 | 84.2 years |
| 2022 | 83.6 years |
| 2021 | 83.8 years |
| 2020 | 83.0 years |
| 2019 | 83.9 years |
| 2018 | 83.8 years |
| 2017 | 83.5 years |
| 2016 | 83.6 years |
| 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 | 82.8 years |
| 2012 | 82.7 years |
| 2011 | 82.7 years |
| 2010 | 82.3 years |
| 2009 | 82.0 years |
| 2008 | 82.0 years |
| 2007 | 81.7 years |
| 2006 | 81.5 years |
| 2005 | 81.2 years |
| 2004 | 81.1 years |
| 2003 | 80.5 years |
| 2002 | 80.4 years |
| 2001 | 80.2 years |
| 2000 | 79.7 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
37 2532025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 96 424 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 253 |
| 2024 | 40 099 |
| 2023 | 45 098 |
| 2022 | 96 424 |
| 2021 | 50 665 |
| 2020 | 55 523 |
| 2019 | 44 517 |
| 2018 | 41 253 |
| 2017 | 45 658 |
| 2016 | 71 009 |
| 2015 | 71 876 |
| 2014 | 78 122 |
| 2013 | 83 823 |
| 2012 | 67 840 |
| 2011 | 67 194 |
| 2010 | 76 388 |
| 2009 | 69 324 |
| 2008 | 94 430 |
| 2007 | 72 475 |
| 2006 | 37 308 |
| 2005 | 33 203 |
| 2004 | 39 484 |
| 2003 | 42 567 |
| 2002 | 49 650 |
| 2001 | 35 420 |
| 2000 | 24 463 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Health spending rose from 9.1% of GDP in 2000 to 12.0% in 2020 and was 11.7% in 2023, while public spending on education was 5.4% of GDP in 2003 and 4.9% in 2022. By 2025, 97.3% of people used the internet. Inequality barely shifted. The Gini coefficient was 33.8 in 2022, close to the 33.4 of 2000.
11.7%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.7% |
| 2022 | 11.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 11.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% |
| 2013 | 10.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% |
| 2011 | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1% |
| 2004 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% |
| 2002 | 9.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% |
| 2000 | 9.1% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.9%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.9% |
| 2021 | 5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
97.3%2025
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.3% |
| 2024 | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 97.3% |
| 2022 | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% |
| 2014 | 83.6% |
| 2013 | 86.3% |
| 2012 | 85.2% |
| 2011 | 85.2% |
| 2010 | 83.9% |
| 2009 | 81.3% |
| 2008 | 79.2% |
| 2007 | 77.2% |
| 2006 | 75.7% |
| 2005 | 70.1% |
| 2004 | 67.8% |
| 2003 | 65.1% |
| 2002 | 61.4% |
| 2001 | 55.1% |
| 2000 | 47.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
33.82022
+0.400 since 2000, between 31.6 and 34.3 in every year
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 33.8 |
| 2021 | 33.8 |
| 2020 | 33.7 |
| 2019 | 34.0 |
| 2018 | 33.1 |
| 2017 | 32.7 |
| 2016 | 33.0 |
| 2015 | 32.3 |
| 2014 | 32.5 |
| 2013 | 32.5 |
| 2012 | 31.6 |
| 2011 | 31.7 |
| 2010 | 32.6 |
| 2009 | 32.9 |
| 2008 | 33.8 |
| 2007 | 34.3 |
| 2006 | 33.9 |
| 2004 | 31.6 |
| 2002 | 31.7 |
| 2000 | 33.4 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
85.7%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.7% |
| 2024 | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 85.2% |
| 2022 | 84.9% |
| 2021 | 84.2% |
| 2020 | 82.3% |
| 2019 | 80.8% |
| 2018 | 79.3% |
| 2017 | 77.9% |
| 2016 | 76.7% |
| 2015 | 75.6% |
| 2014 | 74.7% |
| 2013 | 74.1% |
| 2012 | 73.8% |
| 2011 | 73.7% |
| 2010 | 73.6% |
| 2009 | 73.6% |
| 2008 | 73.5% |
| 2007 | 73.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5% |
| 2005 | 73.5% |
| 2004 | 73.5% |
| 2003 | 73.5% |
| 2002 | 73.4% |
| 2001 | 73.4% |
| 2000 | 73.3% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewables generated 57.9% of electricity in 2000 and 67.9% in 2021, and met 27.7% of final energy use in 2021. Emissions of carbon dioxide per person fell from 6.4 tonnes in 2001 to 3.8 tonnes in 2024. Forest spread slightly, from 30.3% of the land in 2000 to 32.4% in 2023.
67.9%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.9% |
| 2020 | 63.7% |
| 2019 | 61.4% |
| 2018 | 60.3% |
| 2017 | 64.5% |
| 2016 | 63.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1% |
| 2014 | 59.0% |
| 2013 | 60.1% |
| 2012 | 60.5% |
| 2011 | 55.3% |
| 2010 | 57.9% |
| 2009 | 56.7% |
| 2008 | 56.9% |
| 2007 | 55.9% |
| 2006 | 53.2% |
| 2005 | 57.2% |
| 2004 | 55.6% |
| 2003 | 56.1% |
| 2002 | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 60.2% |
| 2000 | 57.9% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
27.7%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.7% |
| 2020 | 26.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2% |
| 2017 | 25.0% |
| 2016 | 24.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 21.8% |
| 2012 | 21.9% |
| 2011 | 20.6% |
| 2010 | 20.6% |
| 2009 | 20.0% |
| 2008 | 19.6% |
| 2007 | 19.3% |
| 2006 | 18.1% |
| 2005 | 18.7% |
| 2004 | 18.1% |
| 2003 | 18.0% |
| 2002 | 18.2% |
| 2001 | 18.7% |
| 2000 | 18.2% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
3.8 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 t |
| 2023 | 3.8 t |
| 2022 | 3.9 t |
| 2021 | 4.3 t |
| 2020 | 4.2 t |
| 2019 | 4.5 t |
| 2018 | 4.5 t |
| 2017 | 4.7 t |
| 2016 | 4.9 t |
| 2015 | 4.9 t |
| 2014 | 5.0 t |
| 2013 | 5.5 t |
| 2012 | 5.5 t |
| 2011 | 5.3 t |
| 2010 | 5.9 t |
| 2009 | 5.8 t |
| 2008 | 6.0 t |
| 2007 | 5.9 t |
| 2006 | 6.2 t |
| 2005 | 6.3 t |
| 2004 | 6.3 t |
| 2003 | 6.3 t |
| 2002 | 6.1 t |
| 2001 | 6.4 t |
| 2000 | 6.2 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
32.4%2023
+2.1 points since 2000, between 30.3% and 32.4% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% |
| 2021 | 32.2% |
| 2020 | 32.1% |
| 2019 | 32.0% |
| 2018 | 31.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9% |
| 2016 | 31.8% |
| 2015 | 31.7% |
| 2014 | 31.6% |
| 2013 | 31.5% |
| 2012 | 31.4% |
| 2011 | 31.3% |
| 2010 | 31.3% |
| 2009 | 31.1% |
| 2008 | 31.1% |
| 2007 | 30.9% |
| 2006 | 30.9% |
| 2005 | 30.8% |
| 2004 | 30.7% |
| 2003 | 30.6% |
| 2002 | 30.5% |
| 2001 | 30.4% |
| 2000 | 30.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Switzerland's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1848
- Government
- directorial system, federal republic
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +41
- Internet domain
- .ch · .swiss
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
- 1960EFTAEuropean Free Trade Association
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 1996FrancophonieOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie
- 2008SchengenSchengen Area
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Switzerland in figures
What does the Swiss economy produce per person?
Switzerland's GDP was $1.04 trillion in current US dollars in 2025, according to the World Bank, or $114,769 per person. Adjusted for purchasing power, the per-person figure was lower, $102,513 in 2025.
Are prices falling in Switzerland?
Swiss prices edged up 0.1% in 2025, after 1.1% in 2024 and 2.8% in 2022, by World Bank figures. They fell 1.1% in 2015. IMF projections stay under 1%, with 0.5% for 2026 and 2027 and 0.7% for 2031.
How much government debt does Switzerland have?
Swiss general government debt was 39.4% of GDP in 2025 on the IMF's estimate, against 57.1% in 2004. The IMF projected it to fall to 38.5% in 2026 and 33.5% in 2031, alongside small surpluses of 0.2% to 0.3% of GDP a year.
What was Swiss growth in 2025?
Output grew 1.3% in real terms in 2025, after 1.4% in 2024, World Bank data show. IMF projections give 1.3% for both 2026 and 2027 and 1.8% for 2028.
What is the population of Switzerland?
Switzerland had 9,092,436 residents in 2025, the World Bank estimated; the figure on the country record, 9,104,063, dates from 30 September 2025. Net arrivals numbered 37,253 in 2025.
How long do people live in Switzerland?
A child born in Switzerland in 2024 could expect to live 84.4 years, according to the World Bank, against 79.7 years for one born in 2000. In 2025, 20.4% of the population was 65 or older and 14.9% under 15.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q39 · World Bank data · Europe