Current account balance (World Bank) — all countries

Current account balance (World Bank) — Switzerland

Current account balance (World Bank) in Switzerland in 2025 — 6.98%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 97. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 4.39 pp.

2025 6.98% −1.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 97
Period maximum 13.51%2010
Period minimum -0.21%1979

Trend over time

1977–2025 · % of GDP

Current account balance (World Bank) — Switzerland, 1977–2025-5051015197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 2.59%1978: 2%1979: -0.21%1980: -0.16%1981: 3.01%1982: 2.17%1983: 1.04%1984: 5.53%1985: 5.36%1986: 2.88%1987: 3.11%1988: 4.04%1989: 3.45%1990: 2.27%1991: 3.49%1992: 4.71%1993: 6.11%1994: 5.47%1995: 5.78%1996: 5.77%1997: 8.47%1998: 8.21%1999: 9.37%2000: 11.18%2001: 7.11%2002: 7.33%2003: 11.15%2004: 12.37%2005: 11.24%2006: 12.58%2007: 8.63%2008: 1.72%2009: 6.21%2010: 13.51%2011: 6.79%2012: 9.27%2013: 10.1%2014: 7.31%2015: 9.04%2016: 7.12%2017: 5.23%2018: 5.99%2019: 4.02%2020: 0.44%2021: 7.44%2022: 8.96%2023: 5.86%2024: 8.89%2025: 6.98%
Change over the period: +4.39 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 6.98%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.33%
Western Europe computed 2.7%
Current account balance (World Bank) — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.98 −1.9 pp
2024 8.89 +3.02 pp
2023 5.86 −3.09 pp
2022 8.96 +1.52 pp
2021 7.44 +7 pp
2020 0.44 −3.59 pp
2019 4.02 −1.97 pp
2018 5.99 +0.76 pp
2017 5.23 −1.89 pp
2016 7.12 −1.92 pp
2015 9.04 +1.72 pp
2014 7.31 −2.79 pp
2013 10.1 +0.83 pp
2012 9.27 +2.48 pp
2011 6.79 −6.72 pp
2010 13.51 +7.3 pp
2009 6.21 +4.49 pp
2008 1.72 −6.91 pp
2007 8.63 −3.96 pp
2006 12.58 +1.35 pp
2005 11.24 −1.13 pp
2004 12.37 +1.22 pp
2003 11.15 +3.81 pp
2002 7.33 +0.23 pp
2001 7.11 −4.07 pp
2000 11.18 +1.82 pp
1999 9.37 +1.16 pp
1998 8.21 −0.26 pp
1997 8.47 +2.7 pp
1996 5.77 −0.01 pp
1995 5.78 +0.31 pp
1994 5.47 −0.64 pp
1993 6.11 +1.4 pp
1992 4.71 +1.21 pp
1991 3.49 +1.22 pp
1990 2.27 −1.18 pp
1989 3.45 −0.6 pp
1988 4.04 +0.93 pp
1987 3.11 +0.23 pp
1986 2.88 −2.48 pp
1985 5.36 −0.17 pp
1984 5.53 +4.49 pp
1983 1.04 −1.13 pp
1982 2.17 −0.84 pp
1981 3.01 +3.17 pp
1980 -0.16 +0.05 pp
1979 -0.21 −2.21 pp
1978 2 −0.59 pp
1977 2.59

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.