Switzerland vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 89,773 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 74,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United States, a difference of 15,431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,118 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 25,007 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 36,040 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 31,968 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 4,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 40,270 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 38,812 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,457 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 46,870 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 47,236 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 366.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | United States |
| 2000s | 57,296 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 57,735 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 439.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | United States |
| 2010s | 79,266 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 63,887 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 15,379 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 88,076 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 71,428 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 16,648 international-$ in 2021 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 89,773 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 74,342 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Switzerland and United States?
- 15,431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 6th and United States ranks 9th of 181 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.