GDP growth in Switzerland
Switzerland: GDP growth was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Switzerland, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Switzerland stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Switzerland peaked at 6.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.7% | — |
| 1962 | 4.3% | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 5.3% | +25.1% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | +28.0% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | -44.0% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -45.3% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +61.0% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 5.0% | +37.7% |
| 1970 | 6.5% | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -85.4% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +142.3% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +73.4% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -19.4% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -58.6% |
| 1977 | -1.6% | -250.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -209.7% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | +119.2% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -55.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -73.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +174.5% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +52.2% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +122.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -48.9% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +24.6% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -23.7% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -71.6% |
| 1991 | -1.1% | -251.8% |
| 1992 | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -2.1% | +78.3% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -294.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -86.3% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +274.5% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +32.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +116.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -56.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -76.1% |
| 2003 | -0.3% | -174.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -1010.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -176.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -268.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -56.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +134.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -66.5% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -302.2% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -373.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -42.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -76.6% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +68.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | -1.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | -2.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -1.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -2.3% | 6.2% | 6 |
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8132 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 93,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7744 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 88,875 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3843 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Switzerland?
- Gdp growth in Switzerland was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for gdp growth?
- Switzerland ranks 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.