External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 6.731 | 10.754 | 12.524 | 11.310 | 12.475 | 8.382 | 1.232 | 5.649 | 12.990 | 6.232 | 8.880 | 9.636 | 6.937 | 8.876 | 7.277 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Swiss Franc | | 1.557 | 1.345 | 1.243 | 1.246 | 1.253 | 1.200 | 1.084 | 1.086 | 1.043 | 0.887 | 0.937 | 0.927 | 0.915 | 0.962 | 0.985 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 228 464 081 595.953 | 230 509 415 948.900 | 241 296 529 491.162 | 264 266 696 405.985 | 271 713 963 720.570 | 288 002 545 160.999 | 300 850 361 102.101 | 292 637 687 105.687 | 315 674 105 301.454 | 343 633 751 154.356 | 336 385 493 419.166 | 378 380 296 744.954 | 353 043 308 374.410 | 369 905 032 953.028 | 389 282 084 636.792 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 242 255 954 926.285 | 241 820 503 261.921 | 259 057 289 993.665 | 279 869 405 776.560 | 293 526 329 034.308 | 319 263 718 426.424 | 332 693 509 762.836 | 312 771 165 810.625 | 344 882 014 774.653 | 366 663 006 475.376 | 364 570 241 332.177 | 413 576 145 741.764 | 389 655 741 795.963 | 406 275 982 579.041 | 429 309 684 675.560 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 256 047 828 256.616 | 253 131 590 574.943 | 276 818 050 496.168 | 295 472 115 147.135 | 315 338 694 348.044 | 350 524 891 691.850 | 364 536 658 423.570 | 332 904 644 515.564 | 374 089 924 247.852 | 389 692 261 796.396 | 392 754 989 245.189 | 448 771 994 738.573 | 426 268 175 217.517 | 442 646 932 205.054 | 469 337 284 714.327 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 57.984 | 57.030 | 58.342 | 55.733 | 49.480 | 45.951 | 45.882 | 44.419 | 43.101 | 43.309 | 43.790 | 43.020 | 43.035 | 42.997 | 41.762 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.746 | -1.359 | -1.393 | -0.646 | 0.846 | 1.576 | 1.935 | 0.498 | 0.354 | 0.684 | 0.235 | -0.432 | -0.247 | 0.546 | 0.238 |
Expenditure and GDP | Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 63 771 575 491.230 | 64 830 686 437.959 | 65 699 356 053.357 | 66 413 864 507.906 | 66 660 398 172.178 | 67 772 493 210.328 | 69 616 489 987.325 | 72 088 021 057.124 | 72 693 967 801.365 | 73 692 387 119.954 | 73 653 837 635.835 | 74 978 940 306.825 | 76 546 473 634.618 | 77 071 869 934.358 | 77 301 762 472.787 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 285 284 919 886.950 | 286 632 843 939.053 | 291 913 279 471.728 | 295 762 006 330.009 | 300 293 267 162.570 | 306 646 096 337.871 | 311 224 563 723.034 | 316 106 056 888.389 | 322 061 274 979.433 | 326 632 067 043.872 | 333 733 303 851.744 | 341 310 283 928.380 | 344 733 230 838.541 | 353 192 851 222.273 | 358 960 516 126.870 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Swiss Franc | | 482 435 909 225.159 | 487 746 664 566.738 | 501 559 262 890.979 | 520 545 716 333.783 | 553 822 680 503.583 | 589 216 994 157.373 | 614 042 384 291.878 | 602 570 202 086.587 | 623 799 987 943.037 | 635 559 011 696.149 | 643 610 646 580.807 | 654 816 212 443.230 | 665 799 301 319.758 | 667 789 016 820.183 | 677 575 904 286.081 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 518 045 932 874.744 | 517 664 792 463.405 | 530 720 660 138.944 | 545 822 397 944.458 | 568 555 054 996.489 | 590 854 898 303.187 | 606 782 231 617.444 | 592 766 986 824.432 | 611 753 660 745.739 | 623 406 944 335.083 | 630 913 259 774.874 | 642 521 817 832.435 | 657 430 416 999.896 | 667 789 016 820.185 | 681 701 348 302.809 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 134 313 511 394.544 | 133 585 590 897.597 | 140 979 086 794.807 | 145 708 646 588.068 | 152 368 405 735.521 | 160 016 851 593.926 | 160 613 144 954.547 | 149 448 360 472.442 | 154 822 690 031.302 | 159 246 501 389.939 | 166 716 010 005.959 | 168 632 259 703.040 | 172 710 307 505.780 | 176 432 956 068.962 | 181 071 788 866.430 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.907 | 1.661 | 1.340 | 1.088 | 0.371 | 1.668 | 2.721 | 3.550 | 0.841 | 1.373 | -0.052 | 1.799 | 2.091 | 0.686 | 0.298 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.643 | 0.638 | 0.803 | 1.172 | 1.060 | 0.732 | 2.426 | -0.480 | 0.688 | 0.231 | -0.693 | -0.217 | -0.013 | -1.144 | -0.435 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.383 | 0.472 | 1.842 | 1.318 | 1.532 | 2.116 | 1.493 | 1.568 | 1.884 | 1.419 | 2.174 | 2.270 | 1.003 | 2.454 | 1.633 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.063 | -0.074 | 2.522 | 2.846 | 4.165 | 3.922 | 2.696 | -2.310 | 3.203 | 1.905 | 1.204 | 1.840 | 2.320 | 1.576 | 2.083 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.058 | -0.542 | 5.535 | 3.355 | 4.571 | 5.020 | 0.373 | -6.951 | 3.596 | 2.857 | 4.691 | 1.149 | 2.418 | 2.155 | 2.629 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.996 | 0.895 | 4.680 | 9.519 | 2.818 | 5.995 | 4.461 | -2.730 | 7.872 | 8.857 | -2.109 | 12.484 | -6.696 | 4.776 | 5.238 |
Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.871 | 0.562 | 0.593 | 0.489 | 0.439 | 0.565 | 1.526 | 0.895 | 0.128 | -0.108 | -0.998 | -0.241 | 0.053 | -0.474 | -0.272 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.231 | 1.175 | 0.302 | 0.914 | 2.139 | 2.376 | 1.478 | 0.452 | 0.310 | -0.019 | 0.062 | -0.097 | -0.628 | -1.257 | -0.605 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.804 | -1.139 | 9.357 | 6.739 | 6.724 | 11.158 | 3.997 | -8.677 | 12.371 | 4.171 | 0.786 | 14.263 | -5.015 | 3.842 | 6.030 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 | | 0.950 | 0.956 | 0.964 | 0.975 | 0.985 | 0.992 | 1.017 | 1.012 | 1.019 | 1.021 | 1.014 | 1.012 | 1.012 | 1.000 | 0.996 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.931 | 0.942 | 0.945 | 0.954 | 0.974 | 0.997 | 1.012 | 1.017 | 1.020 | 1.019 | 1.020 | 1.019 | 1.013 | 1.000 | 0.994 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 0.946 | 0.937 | 0.956 | 0.990 | 1.049 | 1.099 | 1.137 | 1.108 | 1.134 | 1.134 | 1.164 | 1.107 | 1.074 | 1.000 | 1.026 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 0.950 | 0.956 | 0.964 | 0.985 | 1.035 | 1.075 | 1.104 | 1.091 | 1.122 | 1.125 | 1.154 | 1.093 | 1.061 | 1.000 | 1.003 |
Labour markets | Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 3 969 918.837 | 3 978 800.285 | 3 955 794.011 | 3 958 775.787 | 4 066 498.279 | 4 143 332.436 | 4 210 428.200 | 4 258 547.807 | 4 208 027.471 | 4 298 219.534 | 4 351 075.269 | 4 392 632.876 | 4 468 737.123 | 4 537 535.897 | 4 604 331.383 |
Labour force | Persons | | 4 114 856.663 | 4 177 835.189 | 4 166 534.307 | 4 169 856.048 | 4 261 758.783 | 4 323 052.081 | 4 380 875.548 | 4 471 512.402 | 4 420 432.169 | 4 496 464.078 | 4 555 943.997 | 4 611 640.575 | 4 695 363.794 | 4 766 956.281 | 4 842 543.308 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 3.522 | 4.764 | 5.058 | 5.062 | 4.582 | 4.157 | 3.891 | 4.763 | 4.805 | 4.409 | 4.497 | 4.749 | 4.827 | 4.813 | 4.919 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 3.199 | 2.659 | 2.740 | 2.096 | 2.517 | 2.927 | 2.897 | 2.203 | 1.632 | 1.472 | 0.647 | 0.949 | 0.693 | -0.069 | -0.362 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 0.999 | 0.208 | 0.392 | 0.724 | 1.457 | 2.352 | 1.747 | 0.094 | 0.167 | -0.007 | -0.045 | -0.049 | 0.004 | -0.731 | -0.804 |