Switzerland vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt)
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita (Bolt) over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 63,732 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 58,364 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in United States, a difference of 5,368 international-$ in 2011 prices per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Switzerland ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,615 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 20,973 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 1,358 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | United States |
| 1970s | 25,590 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 26,690 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 1,100 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | United States |
| 1980s | 30,117 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 32,604 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 2,488 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | United States |
| 1990s | 37,021 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 39,650 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 2,630 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | United States |
| 2000s | 49,853 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 48,346 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 1,508 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 60,346 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 52,276 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 8,071 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 62,527 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 56,748 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | 5,779 international-$ in 2011 prices per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Switzerland or United States?
- Switzerland, at 63,732 international-$ in 2011 prices per person against 58,364 international-$ in 2011 prices per person in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Switzerland and United States?
- 5,368 international-$ in 2011 prices per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (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
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.