Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0154 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Switzerland, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0154 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Switzerland peaked at 0.0154 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0154 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0154 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 Belgium 0.0195 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Aruba 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 0.0167 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 0.0144 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 0.013 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Switzerland?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Switzerland was 0.0154 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.