Economic complexity rankings in Switzerland
Switzerland: Economic complexity rankings was 1 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
121st
of 121 countries
All-time high
6
in 1975
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
53
1964–2016
Economic complexity rankings in Switzerland, 1964–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, economic complexity rankings in Switzerland stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Switzerland peaked at 6 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 121st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1970s | 3.7 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 8.94 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.1544 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 93,328 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 18.93 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 848.58 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 93,328 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8314 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -20.61 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.93 billion current US$ (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 22.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rankings in Switzerland?
- Economic complexity rankings in Switzerland was 1 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1975.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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