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Current account balance — Switzerland

Current account balance in Switzerland in 2031 — 7%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7.5 pp.

2031 7% −0.4 pp vs 2030
World rank 20of 188
Period maximum 13.5%2010
Period minimum -0.5%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Switzerland, 1980–2031-505101519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -0.5%1981: 2.3%1982: 3.3%1983: 0.2%1984: 4.9%1985: 4.8%1986: 2.3%1987: 2.7%1988: 3.6%1989: 3.4%1990: 2.7%1991: 4%1992: 4.5%1993: 6.2%1994: 5.4%1995: 5%1996: 5.4%1997: 8.5%1998: 7.7%1999: 8.8%2000: 11.2%2001: 7.1%2002: 7.2%2003: 11.1%2004: 12.4%2005: 11.2%2006: 12.6%2007: 8.7%2008: 1.6%2009: 6%2010: 13.5%2011: 6.8%2012: 9.3%2013: 10.1%2014: 7.4%2015: 9%2016: 7.1%2017: 5.2%2018: 6%2019: 4%2020: 0.6%2021: 7.4%2022: 9%2023: 5.8%2024: 8.9%2025: 7.1%2026: 6.8%2027: 7.1%2028: 7.4%2029: 7%2030: 7.4%2031: 7%
Change over the period: +7.5 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Switzerland 7%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Western Europe computed 3.4%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 7 −0.4 pp
2030 7.4 +0.4 pp
2029 7 −0.4 pp
2028 7.4 +0.3 pp
2027 7.1 +0.3 pp
2026 6.8 −0.3 pp
2025 7.1 −1.8 pp
2024 8.9 +3.1 pp
2023 5.8 −3.2 pp
2022 9 +1.6 pp
2021 7.4 +6.8 pp
2020 0.6 −3.4 pp
2019 4 −2 pp
2018 6 +0.8 pp
2017 5.2 −1.9 pp
2016 7.1 −1.9 pp
2015 9 +1.6 pp
2014 7.4 −2.7 pp
2013 10.1 +0.8 pp
2012 9.3 +2.5 pp
2011 6.8 −6.7 pp
2010 13.5 +7.5 pp
2009 6 +4.4 pp
2008 1.6 −7.1 pp
2007 8.7 −3.9 pp
2006 12.6 +1.4 pp
2005 11.2 −1.2 pp
2004 12.4 +1.3 pp
2003 11.1 +3.9 pp
2002 7.2 +0.1 pp
2001 7.1 −4.1 pp
2000 11.2 +2.4 pp
1999 8.8 +1.1 pp
1998 7.7 −0.8 pp
1997 8.5 +3.1 pp
1996 5.4 +0.4 pp
1995 5 −0.4 pp
1994 5.4 −0.8 pp
1993 6.2 +1.7 pp
1992 4.5 +0.5 pp
1991 4 +1.3 pp
1990 2.7 −0.7 pp
1989 3.4 −0.2 pp
1988 3.6 +0.9 pp
1987 2.7 +0.4 pp
1986 2.3 −2.5 pp
1985 4.8 −0.1 pp
1984 4.9 +4.7 pp
1983 0.2 −3.1 pp
1982 3.3 +1 pp
1981 2.3 +2.8 pp
1980 -0.5 —

Western Europe, 2031

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

LI Liechtenstein 12 NL Netherlands 8.5 CH Switzerland 7 LU Luxembourg 5 DE Germany 3.8 AT Austria 2.5 FR France 0.4 BE Belgium -0.7
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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