Switzerland vs United States of America: GDP per capita
GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72,887 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States of America, a difference of 17,070 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,250 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,561 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,689 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 29,135 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24,677 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,458 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 36,040 international-$ in 2021 prices | 31,538 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,502 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 40,266 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38,257 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,009 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 46,873 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46,898 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.35 international-$ in 2021 prices | United States of America |
| 2000s | 57,334 international-$ in 2021 prices | 57,712 international-$ in 2021 prices | 377.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | United States of America |
| 2010s | 79,250 international-$ in 2021 prices | 63,037 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16,212 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 88,071 international-$ in 2021 prices | 69,851 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18,220 international-$ in 2021 prices | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Switzerland or United States of America?
- Switzerland, at 89,957 international-$ in 2021 prices against 72,887 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 17,070 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 9th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.