Japan vs Switzerland: Real gdp growth
Japan
1.19
in 2025
Switzerland
1.27
in 2025
Japan rank
161st
Switzerland rank
160th
Real gdp growth over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.27 against 1.19 in Japan, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.35 | 2.38 | 1.96 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.14 | 0.3025 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.486 | 1.96 | 1.47 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.95 | 0.6366 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.3808 | 1.82 | 1.44 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real gdp growth, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.27 against 1.19 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real gdp growth between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.08, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for real gdp growth?
- Japan ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 160th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Real gdp growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.