92 (31 December 2017 est.) $621.8 billion (2017 est.) )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (31 March 2015 est. (31 December 2016 est. 18 $1.253 trillion 10 (2016 est. [see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ] Imports: $621.8 billion (2016 est.) (2017 est. $621.8 billion (2013 est. Population below poverty line: 6.6% (2017 est.) 7 $1.663 trillion services: 76.9% Stock of broad money: 135 (2017 est.) $1.166 trillion (2017 est. (2017 est.) (31 December 2016 est. 0.9852 (31 December 2016 est. (2017 est.) 135 0.5% 0.5% )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2015 est.) $621.8 billion contraction in 2020, largely reflecting weaker private consumption and lower investment. Budget: (31 December 2016 est. (2016 est.) 18 (2017 est.) 60 $264.5 billion Listed below are items related to Switzerland. Switzerland. 17 (31 December 2016 est. $811.2 billion (2016 est. $621.8 billion agriculture: 0.7% $1.541 trillion Imports: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: [see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ] (2016 est. 0.9627 Unemployment rate: [see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ] (31 March 2015 est. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $1.701 trillion (2015 est.) (2017 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: (2015 est.) (2017 est.) $1.528 trillion [see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ] [see also: Gross national saving country ranks ] (2016 est.) (2016 est. [see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ] $318.1 billion Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: (31 December 2016 est. (2017) [see also: Labor force - by occupation - services country ranks ] $555.7 billion 15 Market value of publicly traded shares: $61,500 (31 December 2016 est. 119 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: (31 December 2014 est.) Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): 1.1% (of GDP) [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] [see also: GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): The economy in Switzerland is divided into three sectors: "Landwirtschaft" (agriculture) "Industrie" (industry) "Dienstleistungen" (services) Less than 10% of the population is employed in the "Landwirtschaft" (agriculture), also considered the primary sector.This sector is ⦠[see also: Public debt country ranks ] $1.217 trillion 2.65% (31 December 2017 est.) (31 December 2016 est. (31 December 2017 est.) (2017 est.) [see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ] [see also: Imports country ranks ] services: 76.9% 21 $679.3 billion $63.16 billion (31 December 2017 est.) )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ] (2017 est.) (2017 est.) (2016 est. Exports - partners: Germany 15.2%, US 12.3%, China 8.2%, India 6.7%, France 5.7%, UK 5.7%, Hong Kong 5.4%, Italy 5.3% $1.217 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) $318.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) note: general government gross debt; 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; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM (Government Financial Systems Manual) 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock optionscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (31 December 2016 est. 6 [see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ] Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerlandcountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Agriculture - products: grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs, dairy products -0.4% In January 2015, the SNB abandoned the Swiss franc’s peg to the euro, roiling global currency markets and making active SNB intervention a necessary hallmark of present-day Swiss monetary policy. 0.75% (31 December 2016) (31 December 2016 est. (2016 est.) 10 (2017) 81 Commercial bank prime lending rate: (2017) Exports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products [see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ] $1.489 trillion [see also: Current account balance country ranks ] $1.217 trillion agriculture: 0.7% )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2017 est.) (2017 est.) (2017), Exports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products, Imports: [see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ] [see also: Taxes and other revenues country ranks ] [see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ] 41.8% of GDP $1.519 trillion November 30, 2020 The KOF Economic Barometerâa leading composite indicator for the Swiss economyâfell from 106.3 in October to 103.5 in November, marking the second consecutive monthly decline and moving closer to the long-term average of 100. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $1.519 trillion (2017) Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $811.2 billion 7 2.65% [see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ] 6. Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $1.495 trillion 32.3% of GDP )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 2.65% (31 December 2017 est.) )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2015 est.) 33 GDP - composition, by sector of origin: (2015 est.) 17 [see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10% country ranks ] (31 December 2017 est.) [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] (31 December 2016 est. 41.8% of GDP (2015 est. 2.6% 12 (31 December 2017 est.) (31 December 2016 est. [see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ] [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] (31 December 2017 est.) $1.528 trillion 1.7% 0.9627 (2017 est.) (31 December 2017 est.) $621.8 billion [see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ] (31 December 2016 est. (1992)country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ] (2017 est.) 2.6% (2007) highest 10%: 19% $621.8 billion (2015) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: (2017 est. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Labor force country ranks ] Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Imports - partners: Germany 20.9%, US 7.9%, Italy 7.6%, UK 7.3%, France 6.8%, China 5% [see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ] (2017 est.) $1.519 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.495 trillion $621.8 billion (2017 est.) Stock of broad money: 12 $1.528 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) 3.2% (31 December 2016 est. [see also: Budget - revenues country ranks ] (2017) $1.489 trillion )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2017 est.) 9 highest 10%: 19% $811.2 billion (2017 est.) $264.5 billion 41.8% of GDP Imports: Stock of broad money: Exchange rates: Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 21 $318.1 billion (2014 est.) (2017) (31 December 2016 est. note: general government gross debt; 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; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM (Government Financial Systems Manual) 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock optionscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $66.55 billion investment in fixed capital: 24.5% Exports: note: general government gross debt; 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; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM (Government Financial Systems Manual) 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock optionscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $1.663 trillion 15, country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Current account balance: (31 December 2016 est. 10 (31 December 2016 est. Imports: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: Labor force - by occupation: Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles Population below poverty line: 6.6% $1.217 trillion Budget: $266.3 billion [see also: Budget - revenues country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (31 December 2016 est. [see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ] (2017 est.) Economic activity soared 7.2% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the third quarter, contrasting the 7.0% contraction recorded in the second quarter and marking the strongest expansion on record. 10 [see also: Public debt country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): note: general government gross debt; 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; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM (Government Financial Systems Manual) 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock optionscountry comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Exports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products 0.9852 [see also: GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services country ranks ] Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles (2017 est.) (2017) Debt - external: )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $555.7 billion )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2017 est.) (2015 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles (31 December 2016 est. -0.4% $266.3 billion )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 30 [see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ] 30 (2007) $63.16 billion $266.3 billion 0.5% (31 December 2016 est. )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): $1.701 trillion (2016 est.) (2016 est.) 2.6% investment in inventories: -1.4% $1.489 trillion Imports - partners: Germany 20.9%, US 7.9%, Italy 7.6%, UK 7.3%, France 6.8%, China 5% [see also: Labor force - by occupation - industry country ranks ] (31 December 2017 est.) )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): [see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ] $266.3 billion 29.5 [see also: Current account balance country ranks ] [see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ] (31 December 2017 est.) Imports - partners: Germany 20.9%, US 7.9%, Italy 7.6%, UK 7.3%, France 6.8%, China 5% $264.5 billion $1.541 trillion highest 10%: 19% 92, country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): (2017 est.) $1.664 trillion Exchange rates: Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - [see also: Taxes and other revenues country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: (2016 est. Inflation rate (consumer prices): 30 18 (31 December 2017 est.) 92 [see also: Exports country ranks ] )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): This page has economic forecasts for Switzerland including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Switzerland economy. Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: 9 3.3% [see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ] (2017 est.) [see also: Debt - external country ranks ] [see also: Imports country ranks ] $1.663 trillion Never miss out on our latest data, analysis and industry events. Inflation rate (consumer prices): 41.8% of GDP (31 December 2017 est.) $1.166 trillion 17 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): 1.1% (of GDP) $313.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.) 10 (31 December 2016 est. 0.9152 )country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 33.1 $555.7 billion Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: (31 December 2016) (2017 est.) 0.9627 $63.16 billion (2017 est.) Exports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products $1.528 trillion $318.1 billion (31 December 2016 est. 0.9852 136 [see also: Imports country ranks ] Fiscal year: calendar year (2007) $1.489 trillion [see also: Current account balance country ranks ] $1.663 trillion (2016 est. Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: (2017 est. (2017 est.) 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