Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate was -0.2523 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
-0.2523 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 106.7%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
14.23 % change on previous year
in 2011
All-time low
-8.36 % change on previous year
in 1975
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Switzerland, 1951–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -0.2523 % change on previous year for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 106.7% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Switzerland peaked at 14.23 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -8.36 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places Switzerland 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 8.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.1979 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1953 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +1913.0% |
| 1954 | 6.49 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 1955 | 7.16 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1956 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1958 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 1959 | 7.3 % change on previous year | -330.3% |
| 1960 | 7.93 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 8.28 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1963 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1965 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1966 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 5.67 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 1970 | 6 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1972 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 1975 | -8.36 % change on previous year | -688.1% |
| 1976 | -0.8113 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1977 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -357.3% |
| 1978 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 1979 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +102.6% |
| 1980 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5111 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5643 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7972 % change on previous year | -241.3% |
| 1984 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 1985 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 1986 | 5.55 % change on previous year | +114.4% |
| 1987 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1988 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +148.2% |
| 1990 | 5.3 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1991 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 1992 | 1 % change on previous year | -180.5% |
| 1993 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1994 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 1995 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +152.7% |
| 1998 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1504 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +591.4% |
| 2003 | 1.09 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +206.7% |
| 2005 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +118.6% |
| 2006 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 9.99 % change on previous year | +62.6% |
| 2008 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 2009 | -0.9353 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2010 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -517.6% |
| 2011 | 14.23 % change on previous year | +264.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4962 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2014 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -572.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5241 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2016 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +334.4% |
| 2017 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9381 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2019 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +412.7% |
| 2020 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 2021 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -552.9% |
| 2022 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2023 | -0.2523 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +1913.0% | 0.1979 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -688.1% | 1.42 % change on previous year | -8.36 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +591.4% | 0.1504 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +572.4% | -0.4962 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.6 % change on previous year | -3.17 % change on previous year | 8.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 4.95 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 8.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -8.36 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 % change on previous year | -0.5643 % change on previous year | 5.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 5.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 % change on previous year | -0.9353 % change on previous year | 9.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 % change on previous year | -0.4962 % change on previous year | 14.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 % change on previous year | -1.72 % change on previous year | 7.77 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 141 Czechia 0.0118 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.2111 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Germany -0.2313 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Denmark -0.3723 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Jamaica -0.4885 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Poland -0.5289 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Switzerland?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Switzerland was -0.2523 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.36 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.