Switzerland Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Country: Switzerland
National or Regional Currency: Swiss Franc, CHF
Year of data: 2013 › Change year
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Area: total: 41,277 sq km land: 39,997 sq km water: 1,280 sq km
Natural Resources: hydropower potential, timber, salt
Capital: name: Bern geographic coordinates: 46 57 N, 7 26 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Data Source: All Sources (IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International)
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Economic Indicator Listing
  For Switzerland in year 2013 Indicator Value
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) 1.8 %
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency)CHF 597.025 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 610.349 Billion
GDP Deflator 113.503 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100)
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency)CHF 66,331.11 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency)CHF 75,287.48 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 76,967.66
GDP (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 357.338 Billion
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 45,061.84
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) 0.408 %
Implied PPP Conversion Rate 1.671
Investment (% of GDP) 21.745 %
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) 102.65 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) 1 %
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) 107.418 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (End of Year Change %) 1 %
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 5.752 %
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 5.9 %
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 5.505 %
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 6 %
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) 3.045 %
Employment n/a Million
Population 7.93 Million
General government revenue (National Currency)CHF 206.233 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) 34.543 %
General government total expenditure (National Currency)CHF 202.664 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) 33.946 %
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency)CHF 3.569 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) 0.598 %
General Government Structural Balance (National Currency)CHF 2.792 Billion.
General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) 0.469 %
General Government Balance (National Currency)CHF 7.014 Billion.
General Government Balance (% of GDP) 1.175 %
Total Government Net Debt (National Currency)CHF 287.166 Billion.
Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) 48.1 %
Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency)CHF 296.635 Billion.
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 49.686 %
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current PricesCHF 597.025 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars)US$ 76.702 Billion
Current Account Balance (% GDP) 12.567 %
Economic Indicators for Switzerland 2013

GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 526.002 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 1.8 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 597.025 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Switzerland in year 2013 is US$ 610.349 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP Deflator for Switzerland in year 2013 is 113.503 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 66,331.11 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 75,287.48 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Switzerland in year 2013 is US$ 76,967.66 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Switzerland in year 2013 is US$ 357.338 Billion. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Switzerland in year 2013 is US$ 45,061.84 . Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 0.408 %. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Switzerland in year 2013 is 1.671 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Investment (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 21.745 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 102.65 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 1 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 107.418 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 1 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 5.752 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 5.9 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 5.505 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 6 %.

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 3.045 %.

Employment for Switzerland in year 2013 is n/a Million .

Population for Switzerland in year 2013 is 7.93 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 206.233 Billions. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 34.543 %. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 202.664 Billions. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 33.946 %. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 3.569 Billions. Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 0.598 %.

General Government Structural Balance (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 2.792 Billion. Data are on a national income accounts basis. The structural budget position is defined as the actual budget deficit (or surplus) less the effects of cyclical deviations of output from potential output. Because of the margin of uncertainty that attaches to estimates of cyclical gaps and to tax and expenditure elasticities with respect to national income, indicators of structural budget positions should be interpreted as broad orders of magnitude.

General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 0.469 %. Data are on a national income accounts basis. The structural budget position is defined as the actual budget deficit (or surplus) less the effects of cyclical deviations of output from potential output. Because of the margin of uncertainty that attaches to estimates of cyclical gaps and to tax and expenditure elasticities with respect to national income, indicators of structural budget positions should be interpreted as broad orders of magnitude.

General Government Balance (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 7.014 Billion. Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).

General Government Balance (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 1.175 %. Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).

Total Government Net Debt (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 287.166 Billion. Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable.receivable.

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 48.1 %. Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable.

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 296.635 Billion. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 49.686 %. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Switzerland in year 2013 is CHF 597.025 Billions. Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year is the country's GDP based on the same period during the year as their fiscal data. In the case of countries whose fiscal data are based on a fiscal calendar (e.g., July to June), this series would be the country's GDP over that same period. For countries whose fiscal data are based on a calendar year (i.e., January to December), this series will be the same as their GDP in current prices.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Switzerland in year 2013 is US$ 76.702 Billion. 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.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Switzerland in year 2013 is 12.567 %. 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.

* Source: IMF
Aggregate Indicators for Switzerland
Indicators
  Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims) for Switzerland
  Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards) for Switzerland
  Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use for Switzerland
  Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate for Switzerland
  Age Structure, Median Age, Gender and Urbanization for Switzerland
  Population Growth Rate, Birth Rate, Death Rate, Net Migration Rate for Switzerland
  Life Expectancy Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate for Switzerland
  HIV, AIDS and Other Major Infectious Disease Rates for Switzerland
  Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions for Switzerland
  Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy for Switzerland
  Gross Domestic Product (PPP, Official Exchange Rate, Real Growth Rate and Per Capita) for Switzerland
  Labor Force by Occupation for Switzerland
  Poverty Line, Gini Index, Household Income and Consumption for Switzerland
  National Budget and Public Debt for Switzerland
  Bank Rates (Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate, Central Bank Discount Rate) for Switzerland
  Stock of Money, Stock of Quasi Money, Stock of Domestic Credit for Switzerland
  Stock Market Capitalization: Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares for Switzerland
  Industries and Industrial Growth Production Rate for Switzerland
  Electricity Production, Electricity Consumption, Electricity Exports and Electricity Imports for Switzerland
  Oil Production, Proven Oil Reserves, Oil Consumption, Oil Exports and Oil Imports for Switzerland
  Natural Gas Production, Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Natural Gas Consumption, Natural Gas Exports and Natural Gas Imports for Switzerland
  Trade Statistics, Export Statistics, Export Partners and Products, Import Statistics, Import Partners and Products for Switzerland
  Foreign Exchange Reserves and Gold Reserves for Switzerland
  FDI Statistics (Foreign Direct Investment at Home/ Inbound FDI, Foreign Direct Investment Abroad/ Outbound FDI) for Switzerland
  Exchange Rate Statistics for Switzerland
  Television and Radio Statistics (TV Stats, Radio Stats) for Switzerland
  Internet Statistics (Internet Users, Internet Hosts, Country TLD) for Switzerland
  Airport Statistics (Paved Runway Airports, Unpaved Runway Airports, Heliports) for Switzerland
  Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine) for Switzerland
  Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service) for Switzerland
  Disputes, Refugees, Human Trafficking and Illicit Drug Production for Switzerland
* Source: CIA
Internet Indicators for Switzerland
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  Number of Internet Users for Switzerland
  Internet Penetration Rate for Switzerland
  Number of Facebook Accounts for Switzerland
  Facebook Penetration Rate for Switzerland
* Source: IWS
Economic Freedom Indicators for Switzerland
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  Economic Freedom World Rank for Switzerland
  Economic Freedom Regional Ranking for Switzerland
  Business Freedom for Switzerland
  Trade Freedom for Switzerland
  Fiscal Freedom for Switzerland
  Government Spending for Switzerland
  Monetary Freedom for Switzerland
  Investment Freedom for Switzerland
  Financial Freedom for Switzerland
  Property Rights for Switzerland
  Freedom from Corruption for Switzerland
  Labor Freedom for Switzerland
  Tariff Rate for Switzerland
  Income Tax Rate for Switzerland
  Corporate Tax Rate for Switzerland
  Tax Burden % of GDP for Switzerland
  Government Expenditure % of GDP for Switzerland
* Source: HFO
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