Korea vs Switzerland: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Korea ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.7% | 1.5% | 4.2% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | -1.8% | 3.0% | 4.8% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 6.0% | 5.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 9.0% | 7.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 7.8% | 3.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 6.4% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Korea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Korea and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Switzerland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Switzerland rank globally for current account balance?
- Korea ranks 31st and Switzerland ranks 29th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.