Gross capital formation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross capital formation was 29.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 29.5% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Switzerland peaked at 44.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2004.
That places Switzerland 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.4% | — |
| 1971 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 43.8% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 43.1% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 29.9% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 32.9% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 32.0% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 37.1% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.0% | 28.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 31.3% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 27.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 26.7% | 31.3% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 25,812 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 25.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6911 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 79,316 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5745 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Switzerland?
- Gross capital formation in Switzerland was 29.5% 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 44.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross capital formation?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.