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Switzerland

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

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Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Switzerland EU average

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1995 Switzerland: 38,590 EU average: 14,910 1996 Switzerland: 38,170 EU average: 15,600 1997 Switzerland: 36,880 EU average: 16,010 1998 Switzerland: 38,220 EU average: 16,670 1999 Switzerland: 39,280 EU average: 17,420 2000 Switzerland: 42,200 EU average: 18,420 2001 Switzerland: 44,480 EU average: 19,270 2002 Switzerland: 45,440 EU average: 19,930 2003 Switzerland: 43,890 EU average: 20,400 2004 Switzerland: 44,260 EU average: 21,250 2005 Switzerland: 45,600 EU average: 22,110 2006 Switzerland: 47,440 EU average: 23,320 2007 Switzerland: 47,970 EU average: 24,680 2008 Switzerland: 50,980 EU average: 25,390 2009 Switzerland: 52,210 EU average: 24,230 2010 Switzerland: 58,790 EU average: 25,090 2011 Switzerland: 66,240 EU average: 25,880 2012 Switzerland: 67,900 EU average: 25,980 2013 Switzerland: 66,900 EU average: 26,260 2014 Switzerland: 68,270 EU average: 26,860 2015 Switzerland: 76,770 EU average: 27,810 2016 Switzerland: 75,360 EU average: 28,510 2017 Switzerland: 74,010 EU average: 29,680 2018 Switzerland: 73,630 EU average: 30,680 2019 Switzerland: 76,680 EU average: 31,740 2020 Switzerland: 76,710 EU average: 30,560 2021 Switzerland: 81,610 EU average: 33,330 2022 Switzerland: 92,900 EU average: 36,180 2023 Switzerland: 96,280 EU average: 38,450 2024 Switzerland: 99,430 EU average: 40,110 2025 Switzerland: 101,800 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Switzerland EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Switzerland: 0.6 EU average: 1.8 1997 Switzerland: 2.1 EU average: 2.7 1998 Switzerland: 2.8 EU average: 3 1999 Switzerland: 1.7 EU average: 3 2000 Switzerland: 3.6 EU average: 3.9 2001 Switzerland: 1.6 EU average: 2.1 2002 Switzerland: 0.4 EU average: 1 2003 Switzerland: -0.3 EU average: 0.9 2004 Switzerland: 2.6 EU average: 2.5 2005 Switzerland: 3 EU average: 1.9 2006 Switzerland: 4.1 EU average: 3.5 2007 Switzerland: 4 EU average: 3.1 2008 Switzerland: 2.5 EU average: 0.6 2009 Switzerland: -1.9 EU average: -4.3 2010 Switzerland: 3.3 EU average: 2.1 2011 Switzerland: 1.4 EU average: 1.9 2012 Switzerland: 1.1 EU average: -0.8 2013 Switzerland: 1.8 EU average: 0 2014 Switzerland: 2.5 EU average: 1.6 2015 Switzerland: 1.5 EU average: 2.4 2016 Switzerland: 1.9 EU average: 1.9 2017 Switzerland: 1.4 EU average: 2.8 2018 Switzerland: 3.3 EU average: 2.1 2019 Switzerland: 1.1 EU average: 1.9 2020 Switzerland: -2.3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Switzerland: 6.2 EU average: 6.4 2022 Switzerland: 3.5 EU average: 3.6 2023 Switzerland: 0.8 EU average: 0.4 2024 Switzerland: 1.4 EU average: 1.3 2025 Switzerland: 1.3 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 2006-2025

Switzerland EU average

-3 0 3 5 8 10 2006 Switzerland: 1 EU average: 2.3 2007 Switzerland: 0.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Switzerland: 2.4 EU average: 3.7 2009 Switzerland: -0.7 EU average: 0.8 2010 Switzerland: 0.6 EU average: 1.8 2011 Switzerland: 0.1 EU average: 2.9 2012 Switzerland: -0.7 EU average: 2.6 2013 Switzerland: 0.1 EU average: 1.3 2014 Switzerland: 0 EU average: 0.4 2015 Switzerland: -0.8 EU average: 0.1 2016 Switzerland: -0.5 EU average: 0.2 2017 Switzerland: 0.6 EU average: 1.6 2018 Switzerland: 0.9 EU average: 1.8 2019 Switzerland: 0.4 EU average: 1.4 2020 Switzerland: -0.8 EU average: 0.7 2021 Switzerland: 0.5 EU average: 2.9 2022 Switzerland: 2.7 EU average: 9.2 2023 Switzerland: 2.3 EU average: 6.4 2024 Switzerland: 1.1 EU average: 2.6 2025 Switzerland: 0.1 EU average: 2.5 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2018-2025

Switzerland EU average

-3 0 3 5 8 10 2018 Switzerland: 3 EU average: 5 2019 Switzerland: 3.7 EU average: 4.9 2020 Switzerland: 2.5 EU average: 5.6 2021 Switzerland: 5.7 EU average: 8.4 2022 Switzerland: 6.4 EU average: 8 2023 Switzerland: 2.2 EU average: -0.3 2024 Switzerland: 1.7 EU average: 3.4 2025 Switzerland: 4.6 EU average: 5.5 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1981-2023

Switzerland EU average

0 1 2 3 4 1981 Switzerland: 1.92 EU average: 0 1983 Switzerland: 1.93 EU average: 0 1986 Switzerland: 2.45 EU average: 0 1989 Switzerland: 2.44 EU average: 0 1992 Switzerland: 2.31 EU average: 0 1996 Switzerland: 2.34 EU average: 1.72 2000 Switzerland: 2.24 EU average: 1.81 2004 Switzerland: 2.58 EU average: 1.79 2008 Switzerland: 2.62 EU average: 1.87 2012 Switzerland: 2.83 EU average: 2.06 2015 Switzerland: 2.99 EU average: 2.1 2017 Switzerland: 3 EU average: 2.14 2019 Switzerland: 3.09 EU average: 2.21 2021 Switzerland: 3.15 EU average: 2.24 2023 Switzerland: 3.1 EU average: 2.26 1981 2000 2012 2023

Taxes and social contributions to GDP

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Switzerland EU average

25 30 35 40 45 1995 Switzerland: 25.2 EU average: 40.6 1996 Switzerland: 25.7 EU average: 41.1 1997 Switzerland: 25.3 EU average: 41.4 1998 Switzerland: 26.1 EU average: 41.2 1999 Switzerland: 26.3 EU average: 41.7 2000 Switzerland: 27.3 EU average: 41.1 2001 Switzerland: 26.7 EU average: 40.2 2002 Switzerland: 27.3 EU average: 39.8 2003 Switzerland: 26.6 EU average: 39.8 2004 Switzerland: 26.3 EU average: 39.5 2005 Switzerland: 26.3 EU average: 39.7 2006 Switzerland: 26.1 EU average: 40 2007 Switzerland: 25.7 EU average: 40.1 2008 Switzerland: 26.2 EU average: 39.5 2009 Switzerland: 26.8 EU average: 39.2 2010 Switzerland: 26.1 EU average: 39 2011 Switzerland: 26.7 EU average: 39.4 2012 Switzerland: 26.4 EU average: 40.4 2013 Switzerland: 26.5 EU average: 41 2014 Switzerland: 26.5 EU average: 41 2015 Switzerland: 27.2 EU average: 40.8 2016 Switzerland: 27.3 EU average: 41 2017 Switzerland: 27.8 EU average: 41 2018 Switzerland: 27.5 EU average: 41.1 2019 Switzerland: 27.8 EU average: 41 2020 Switzerland: 28.6 EU average: 41.1 2021 Switzerland: 27.6 EU average: 41.2 2022 Switzerland: 27 EU average: 40.7 2023 Switzerland: 27.5 EU average: 39.9 2024 Switzerland: 27.8 EU average: 40.3 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Economy

7 indicators
GDP per capita
101,800 €/inh.
+2,370 vs 2024
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
1.3 %
−0.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
0.1 %
−1.0 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
4.6 %
+2.9 vs 2024
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
3.10 % of GDP
−0.05 vs 2021
EU average 2.26 % of GDP
2023 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
27.8 % of GDP
+0.3 vs 2023
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Price level
184.3
+0.6 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

6 indicators
Employment
82.4 %
−0.6 vs 2024
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
4.9 %
+0.5 vs 2024
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
16.0 %
−1.2 vs 2023
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
1.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
8.7 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
35.8 h
−0.2 vs 2024
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

6 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
58.0 years
+0.4 vs 2023
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
466 per 100k
+11 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
3.3 ‰
0 vs 2023
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Population
9.1 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
83.5 years
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.29
−0.04 vs 2023
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

5 indicators
Emissions
4.6 t/inh.
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
678 kg
+1 vs 2022
EU average 511 kg
2023 · country ranking
Organic farming
18.3 %
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
15 per 100k
−6 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Recycling
52.0 %
−0.2 vs 2022
EU average 47.9 %
2023 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
11.6 %
+0.2 vs 2024
2025 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
46.2 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
26.3 %
−0.1 vs 2024
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
19.3 %
−0.2 vs 2023
EU average 21.0 %
2024 · country ranking
Income inequality
30.9
−1.0 vs 2023
EU average 28.7
2024 · country ranking
Internet use
98.9 %
−0.3 vs 2023
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
3 per mn
0 vs 2023
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
7.6 %
+0.6 vs 2023
EU average 16.9 %
2024 · country ranking
Passenger cars
543 per 1,000
+1 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
5.5 %
−0.2 vs 2024
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
0.7 %
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 9.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Burglaries
514 per 100k
+44 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
15.3 %
+1.1 vs 2023
EU average 8.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Home ownership
42.0 %
−0.6 vs 2023
EU average 68.4 %
2024 · country ranking
Travel by car
72.0 %
−0.5 vs 2023
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
2.2 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
5.3 % of GDP
+0.1 vs 2023
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.7 /10
−0.1 vs 2023
EU average 7.2 /10
2024 · country ranking
Digital skills
78.0 %
+0.5 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 7

NUTS 3 26

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.