Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -16.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
-16.7%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
34th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-15.8%
in 2008
All-time low
-20.0%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -16.7% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Switzerland peaked at -15.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -20.0%, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -18.5% | — |
| 2001 | -17.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | -19.5% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | -18.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | -18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | -17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | -16.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | -16.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | -15.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | -16.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | -16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | -16.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | -16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | -17.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | -17.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -20.0% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | -19.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | -16.5% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | -16.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -17.6% | -19.5% | -15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -16.8% | -17.2% | -16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.1% | -20.0% | -16.5% | 4 |
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 102,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,821 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1001 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Switzerland?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Switzerland was -16.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was -15.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.0% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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