North America vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
North America
67,431 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
82,209 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 82,209 constant 2015 US$ per person against 67,431 constant 2015 US$ per person in North America, a difference of 14,778 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 41 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,074 constant 2015 US$ per person | 52,555 constant 2015 US$ per person | 24,481 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 34,076 constant 2015 US$ per person | 59,849 constant 2015 US$ per person | 25,773 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 41,217 constant 2015 US$ per person | 66,849 constant 2015 US$ per person | 25,632 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 51,884 constant 2015 US$ per person | 73,529 constant 2015 US$ per person | 21,645 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 56,616 constant 2015 US$ per person | 76,945 constant 2015 US$ per person | 20,329 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 64,564 constant 2015 US$ per person | 78,771 constant 2015 US$ per person | 14,207 constant 2015 US$ per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 82,209 constant 2015 US$ per person against 67,431 constant 2015 US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
- 14,778 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.