Personal remittances, received in Switzerland
Switzerland: Personal remittances, received was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Switzerland, 1977–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.4% for personal remittances, received in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Switzerland peaked at 0.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 156th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5% | — |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 52,198 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -20.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0054 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 615.06 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Switzerland?
- Personal remittances, received in Switzerland was 0.4% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for personal remittances, received?
- Switzerland ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.