Netherlands vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Netherlands
534.39 billion current GBP
in 2014
Switzerland
426.04 billion current GBP
in 2014
Netherlands rank
17th
Switzerland rank
20th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
0200.0B400.0B600.0B182719202014

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 534.39 billion current GBP against 426.04 billion current GBP in Switzerland, a difference of 108.35 billion current GBP.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 57.48 million current GBP 33.53 million current GBP 23.95 million current GBP Netherlands
1860s 71.20 million current GBP 44.67 million current GBP 26.53 million current GBP Netherlands
1870s 90.29 million current GBP 63.69 million current GBP 26.60 million current GBP Netherlands
1880s 95.26 million current GBP 66.03 million current GBP 29.23 million current GBP Netherlands
1890s 104.46 million current GBP 90.36 million current GBP 14.10 million current GBP Netherlands
1900s 138.03 million current GBP 134.14 million current GBP 3.89 million current GBP Netherlands
1910s 260.98 million current GBP 246.66 million current GBP 14.33 million current GBP Netherlands
1920s 501.30 million current GBP 354.40 million current GBP 146.90 million current GBP Netherlands
1930s 617.80 million current GBP 440.15 million current GBP 177.64 million current GBP Netherlands
1940s 1.12 billion current GBP 963.25 million current GBP 160.03 million current GBP Netherlands
1950s 2.70 billion current GBP 2.10 billion current GBP 592.79 million current GBP Netherlands
1960s 7.63 billion current GBP 4.88 billion current GBP 2.75 billion current GBP Netherlands
1970s 46.18 billion current GBP 24.13 billion current GBP 22.05 billion current GBP Netherlands
1980s 115.51 billion current GBP 86.09 billion current GBP 29.42 billion current GBP Netherlands
1990s 239.65 billion current GBP 177.39 billion current GBP 62.26 billion current GBP Netherlands
2000s 383.29 billion current GBP 234.69 billion current GBP 148.60 billion current GBP Netherlands
2010s 542.21 billion current GBP 419.23 billion current GBP 122.98 billion current GBP Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Netherlands or Switzerland?
Netherlands, at 534.39 billion current GBP against 426.04 billion current GBP in Switzerland as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Netherlands and Switzerland?
108.35 billion current GBP, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
160 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2014.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Netherlands ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.