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Switzerland Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Switzerland › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Switzerland indicators, › See Current Account Balance (% GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Swiss Franc
Currency Symbol: CHF

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars).

Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics for Switzerland , Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland in year 2010 is 14.234 %

This makes Switzerland No. 9 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; Switzerland is 16.91 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland was 11.49 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland in 2010 was or will be 23.91% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland was or will be 13.24 %, which is 7.02% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland, in other Years
Year %
  2016 12.035
  2015 12.296
  2014 12.432
  2013 12.567
  2012 12.752
  2011 13.235
2010 14.234
  2009 11.487
  2008 2.313
  2007 8.945
  2006 14.827
  2005 14.017
  2004 13.377
  2003 13.303
  2002 8.811
  2001 8.202
  2000 12.045
  1999 10.849
  1998 9.233
  1997 9.58
  1996 7.086
  1995 6.615
  1994 6.274
  1993 7.748
  1992 5.837
  1991 4.216
  1990 3.485
  1989 3.634
  1988 4.551
  1987 4.083
  1986 4.703
  1985 4.947
  1984 4.32
  1983 3.62
  1982 3.733
  1981 2.634
  1980 -0.581