Inflation, GDP deflator in Switzerland
Switzerland: Inflation, GDP deflator was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Switzerland, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Switzerland stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.3% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Switzerland peaked at 12.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 1975.
Switzerland ranks 186th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.4% | — |
| 1962 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 4.4% | -30.9% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -44.8% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +149.2% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | -20.2% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -26.8% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 4.6% | +45.1% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | +171.5% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -28.7% |
| 1975 | -3.1% | -161.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -107.2% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +1819.5% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -48.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -70.4% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | +749.1% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -32.5% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -76.3% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +131.4% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +48.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -41.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -79.8% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +688.9% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +46.6% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +48.3% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -42.1% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +32.7% |
| 1994 | -1.5% | -134.2% |
| 1995 | -2.8% | +85.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -108.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5% | -305.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -61.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -230.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +493.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -24.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -141.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -358.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -63.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +120.3% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +123.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -45.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -64.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -76.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +90.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -114.7% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | +1929.5% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | +122.3% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -54.7% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -45.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -323.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -112.1% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | +742.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -354.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +57.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -69.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -70.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | -3.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -2.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -0.8% | 3.1% | 6 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9739 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 111,777 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8097 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 92,926 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Switzerland?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Switzerland was 0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Switzerland ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.