Country comparison Switzerland vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195º
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173º
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/20/20260.9268
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/20260.7896
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20260.27%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/2026-260
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/2026-0.91%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%
HICP [+]December 20250.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024219chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202514,170chart7,99812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20254,489,312chart235,21412/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,565.94chart184.4012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
Afghanistan