Country comparison France vs Switzerland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart1.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,912Kchart25,534K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€865,620M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$936,564M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€96,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$104,6812024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€748,969Mchart€231,056M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart325,3122024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart352,0062024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart37.52%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,156chart€35,9502024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,108chart$38,9002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart4,7452024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart5,4102024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart291,053.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart299,453.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart42,344.12023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart45,799.12023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart15.85%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart69,255,025,560.82024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart34,580.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart11.65%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart6,213.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart6,722.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart2.27%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart33.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,357chart€32,1652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,331chart$33,0932024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€4,7502023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$5,1982023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€7,7272024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$3,8982023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€6892024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$7512024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3Aaa02/14/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AAA10/01/1988S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart5º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart16.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart87º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart1º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20257.7%chart5.0%September 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%chart5.1%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511Kchart261K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,043.3chart$5,011.62024NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0chart€4,548.82024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$112,9762024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€104,3782024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart3º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.933301/14/2026Euro / Swiss francs [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20260.8583chart0.801001/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/14/20263.49%chart0.26%01/14/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/14/202667chart-25601/14/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%chart-0.09%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart0.1%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%chart0%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.3%chart-1.2%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart0%06/20/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart36º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%chart9.2%September 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart464,102December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart28.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart603.772021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart27.8%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart7.70%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart41.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart9,159,5002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1Mchart€410,785.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7Mchart$444,625.6M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart47.46%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7Mchart€337,781.2M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8Mchart$365,607.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart39.02%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6Mchart€73,003.9M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1Mchart$79,018.0M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart8.43%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.1%chart2.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart1º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024113chart2192024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart6º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.80‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart2,488.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart28.73%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart8.23%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart8.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart9,197.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart8.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.332023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart16.2%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart9,048,9052024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart2,491,2492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart713,6232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9672022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart20º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart84.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart1,0232023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.01chart11.202023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart532023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.602023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart3.872023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart57,1852023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart68,3892023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025168,162chart14,17012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202539,055,198chart4,488,68512/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart6,013,25405/01/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,450.06chart1,565.9412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart16,940,71607/03/2023Doses administered [+]
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