Gross domestic savings in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross domestic savings was 38.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Switzerland is 38.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Switzerland peaked at 40.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.9% | — |
| 1971 | 39.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 38.6% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 37.8% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 34.7% | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 33.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 32.5% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 31.8% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.0% | 32.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 31.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.0% | 40.4% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 56,396 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 104,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.757 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 86,880 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Switzerland?
- Gross domestic savings in Switzerland was 38.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross domestic savings?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.