North America vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
North America
85,168 current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
104,505 current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- North America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 104,505 current US$ per person against 85,168 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 19,337 current US$ per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st 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 | North America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,849 current US$ per person | 10,032 current US$ per person | 2,183 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 17,538 current US$ per person | 23,120 current US$ per person | 5,583 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 28,103 current US$ per person | 42,130 current US$ per person | 14,027 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 43,524 current US$ per person | 52,315 current US$ per person | 8,791 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 56,959 current US$ per person | 78,103 current US$ per person | 21,144 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 76,208 current US$ per person | 87,973 current US$ per person | 11,765 current US$ per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 104,505 current US$ per person against 85,168 current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
- 19,337 current US$ 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 (current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (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.