Gross capital formation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross capital formation was 10.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Switzerland, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Switzerland is 10.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 479.2% on the previous year and up 1,209.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Switzerland peaked at 14.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -28.2%, in 1975.
That places Switzerland 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.7% | — |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -90.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +508.4% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | -28.2% | -1159.3% |
| 1976 | -5.2% | -81.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -117.4% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | +697.8% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +98.7% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | -7.4% | -151.5% |
| 1982 | -5.5% | -25.8% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -151.0% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +202.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -87.6% |
| 1986 | 8.5% | +709.9% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -56.1% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +57.6% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +22.0% |
| 1991 | -7.2% | -186.9% |
| 1992 | -9.2% | +28.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | -94.7% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -1790.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -64.6% |
| 1996 | -0.9% | -130.0% |
| 1997 | -2.8% | +225.9% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -457.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -86.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | -112.3% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -2329.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +636.4% |
| 2004 | -4.3% | -1344.4% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -380.9% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -65.1% |
| 2007 | -2.5% | -159.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -283.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | -3.2% | -202.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -457.6% |
| 2012 | -5.8% | -149.9% |
| 2013 | -7.5% | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -159.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -82.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +241.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +27.6% |
| 2021 | -3.2% | -183.2% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -93.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -3742.7% |
| 2024 | -2.7% | -136.1% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -479.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0% | -28.2% | 14.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | -7.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -9.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -4.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -7.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -3.2% | 10.3% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7175 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 82,343 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5965 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 68,456 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Switzerland?
- Gross capital formation in Switzerland was 10.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.2% in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross capital formation?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,209.8%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.