Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 0.9307 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland stood at 0.9307 National currency per US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland peaked at 2.66 National currency per US dollar in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9307 National currency per US dollar, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.19 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 2.26 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 2.33 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.41 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.5 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 2.52 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2.55 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.59 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.55 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2.48 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.37 National currency per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 2.46 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 2.59 National currency per US dollar | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 2.66 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.61 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.49 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.35 National currency per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.27 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.14 National currency per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 2.02 National currency per US dollar | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.95 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.93 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.93 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.93 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.95 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.89 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.84 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.83 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.79 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.77 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.72 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.69 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.69 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.53 National currency per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9869 National currency per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.999 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9729 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9307 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9307 National currency per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9307 National currency per US dollar is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8607 National currency per US dollar, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 National currency per US dollar | 2.19 National currency per US dollar | 2.59 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.45 National currency per US dollar | 2.14 National currency per US dollar | 2.66 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 National currency per US dollar | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | 2.02 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 National currency per US dollar | 1.8 National currency per US dollar | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 National currency per US dollar | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | 1.79 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | 1.13 National currency per US dollar | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | 0.9307 National currency per US dollar | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 33 Australia 1.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 Canada 1.17 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 United States 1 National currency per US dollar compare
- 37 Georgia 0.889 National currency per US dollar compare
- 38 Luxembourg 0.8325 National currency per US dollar compare
- 39 Singapore 0.8041 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,418 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5961 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,035 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland was 0.9307 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 National currency per US dollar in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9307 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org