Euro area vs Switzerland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

Euro area
10,992 current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
33,842 current US$ per person
in 2025
Euro area rank
4th
Switzerland rank
1st

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

  • Euro area
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 33,842 current US$ per person against 10,992 current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 22,850 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.1 times Euro area's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 43 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,264 current US$ per person 3,487 current US$ per person 2,223 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 2,404 current US$ per person 7,879 current US$ per person 5,475 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 4,693 current US$ per person 13,018 current US$ per person 8,325 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 6,712 current US$ per person 15,364 current US$ per person 8,652 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 7,752 current US$ per person 23,207 current US$ per person 15,455 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 9,793 current US$ per person 28,853 current US$ per person 19,060 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Euro area or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 33,842 current US$ per person against 10,992 current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Euro area and Switzerland?
22,850 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.