Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing 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 Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing 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% |
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 of America 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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6489 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 74,473 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 63,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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