Switzerland, is a country located at Western Europe, it has an area of 41,291 Km2 and it may be considered quite a small country.

Switzerland, with a population of 9,048,905 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and has a population density of 219 people per km2.

It's capital is Bern and its currency is Swiss francs

Switzerland is holding the 20 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 325,312 millions of euros (352,006 millions of dollars), ( 37.52% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €35,950 euros per inhabitant$38,900 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Switzerland was on December of 2025 and it was 0.1%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Switzerland, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.967 points in 2022, leaving it in 1th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Switzerland are business, you must know it's in the 36th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Switzerland, if you want to see information about other countries click here

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Bern: Monthly Rainfall
Switzerland Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620M
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564M
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202382
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2
RTI Raking [+]202487º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/14/20260.9333
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20260.8010
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20260.26%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/2026-257
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/2026-0.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%
HICP [+]November 20250%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-1.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202036º
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 [+]2021603.77
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1M
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2M
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6M
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9M
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]2015
Density [+]2024219
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%
Population [+]20249,048,905
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623
HDI [+]20220.967
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420º
Life expectancy [+]202484.50
Suicides [+]20231,023
Suicide rate [+]202311.20
Number of homicides [+]202353
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185
Generation GWh [+]202368,389
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202514,170
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,488,685
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,565.94
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716