External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 8.880 | 9.636 | 6.938 | 8.876 | 7.278 | 5.342 | 5.046 | 4.263 | 1.612 | 7.401 | 6.468 | 5.835 | 6.338 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Swiss Franc |  | 0.937 | 0.927 | 0.915 | 0.962 | 0.985 | 0.985 | 0.978 | 0.994 | 0.939 | 0.914 | 0.965 | 1.012 | 1.012 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 1.067 | 1.079 | 1.094 | 1.040 | 1.015 | 1.016 | 1.023 | 1.006 | 1.066 | 1.094 | 1.037 | 0.988 | 0.988 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 392 742 834 357.790 | 448 763 775 732.762 | 426 254 907 026.067 | 442 658 942 220.558 | 469 344 013 005.576 | 468 605 548 115.066 | 484 303 246 638.603 | 481 158 490 872.524 | 454 511 598 238.841 | 509 882 771 926.989 | 512 168 349 061.236 | 515 796 071 844.844 | 532 328 202 202.096 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 364 566 661 681.840 | 413 577 414 691.936 | 389 647 879 154.422 | 406 288 027 011.777 | 429 323 885 201.732 | 428 351 144 724.357 | 437 583 543 292.366 | 436 584 249 972.574 | 417 357 701 306.862 | 454 319 252 261.977 | 459 697 375 111.275 | 465 653 205 359.732 | 479 937 553 362.730 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 336 390 489 005.889 | 378 391 053 651.110 | 353 040 851 282.776 | 369 917 111 802.997 | 389 303 757 397.887 | 388 096 741 333.647 | 390 863 839 946.128 | 392 010 009 072.625 | 380 203 804 374.883 | 398 755 732 596.965 | 407 226 401 161.315 | 415 510 338 874.621 | 427 546 904 523.364 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 40.702 | 39.093 | 44.618 | 40.819 | 42.327 | 53.177 | 49.595 | 57.787 | 61.731 | 61.295 | 61.295 | 61.295 | 61.295 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 43.792 | 43.021 | 43.040 | 42.997 | 41.766 | 42.522 | 40.330 | 40.097 | 43.797 | 41.236 | 42.287 | 42.725 | 42.956 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 0.235 | -0.432 | -0.247 | 0.546 | 0.238 | 1.130 | 1.290 | 1.340 | -3.069 | -0.541 | -0.069 | 0.073 | 0.287 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 0.604 | -0.175 | -0.009 | 0.778 | 0.415 | 1.275 | 1.379 | 1.393 | -3.004 | -0.496 | -0.034 | 0.185 | 0.492 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.029 | -0.022 | 0.004 | -0.002 | -0.006 | -0.003 | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.021 | -0.032 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 378 030 290 898.919 | 431 952 631 198.371 | 410 286 967 459.626 | 426 076 490 918.735 | 451 761 911 985.714 | 451 051 110 736.254 | 466 160 757 609.888 | 463 133 807 572.719 | 437 485 134 464.946 | 490 782 048 031.741 | 492 982 005 136.863 | 496 473 829 759.024 | 512 386 649 806.652 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 73 653 715 325.880 | 74 978 801 233.851 | 76 546 472 814.007 | 77 071 960 905.318 | 77 301 826 574.602 | 78 038 898 207.280 | 78 663 439 053.522 | 79 314 212 689.152 | 82 106 763 051.384 | 84 954 368 080.923 | 85 701 689 345.983 | 85 488 059 568.550 | 86 148 470 916.427 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 171 201 454 076.598 | 158 829 170 902.750 | 165 362 184 960.931 | 167 452 834 928.096 | 168 338 596 408.707 | 172 504 379 207.607 | 176 543 991 084.438 | 183 757 898 978.253 | 192 669 152 868.951 | 179 325 725 772.793 | 186 579 084 301.716 | 193 682 773 475.380 | 196 410 182 718.283 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Swiss Franc |  | 643 588 561 286.395 | 654 783 448 092.306 | 665 739 065 139.872 | 667 787 689 620.035 | 677 523 467 287.942 | 684 640 734 987.068 | 709 725 174 254.960 | 717 304 888 530.945 | 693 889 666 323.384 | 730 884 623 694.997 | 768 485 657 778.465 | 789 744 791 919.130 | 812 398 688 348.179 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 510 544 115 678.313 | 519 945 513 522.040 | 531 957 055 726.513 | 540 384 563 953.457 | 551 641 205 176.216 | 559 522 143 766.840 | 575 541 042 695.541 | 582 239 474 700.631 | 567 601 068 880.334 | 591 609 351 322.362 | 603 952 019 458.509 | 607 558 765 270.291 | 615 997 423 690.608 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 655 847 369 745.870 | 667 924 449 587.542 | 683 354 533 138.557 | 694 180 549 802.777 | 708 640 884 005.847 | 718 764 774 747.243 | 739 342 727 574.405 | 747 947 564 800.123 | 729 142 999 906.138 | 759 984 152 331.919 | 775 839 601 810.527 | 780 472 844 426.313 | 791 313 184 681.328 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 630 911 943 456.788 | 642 529 850 710.338 | 657 373 279 913.452 | 667 787 689 620.035 | 681 698 239 507.014 | 691 437 218 235.362 | 711 232 793 866.896 | 719 510 473 747.370 | 701 420 861 544.274 | 731 089 428 215.413 | 746 342 050 862.669 | 750 799 136 822.113 | 761 227 325 534.182 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 166 755 496 167.376 | 168 614 192 652.268 | 172 751 874 837.404 | 176 422 307 239.138 | 181 057 160 276.087 | 187 479 614 679.336 | 188 957 371 179.656 | 190 588 026 487.496 | 184 615 640 462.894 | 192 270 067 267.495 | 192 414 400 406.776 | 193 549 859 644.983 | 196 524 970 107.317 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 323 739 307 715.783 | 364 160 289 183.180 | 339 763 472 883.669 | 356 005 040 574.223 | 374 662 581 226.958 | 373 500 959 368.404 | 376 163 991 227.103 | 377 267 054 517.131 | 365 904 864 858.045 | 383 759 080 704.513 | 391 911 179 133.384 | 399 883 569 400.398 | 411 467 456 453.552 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | 0.018 | 0.024 | 0.005 | -0.001 | 0.011 | 0.001 | 0.018 | -0.006 | -0.020 | 0.050 | -0.009 | -0.007 | 0.005 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 |  | 333 750 847 647.405 | 341 304 930 931.475 | 344 729 625 723.439 | 353 191 443 442.110 | 358 958 485 764.949 | 363 154 234 788.910 | 365 510 355 569.189 | 369 903 454 835.288 | 354 408 419 664.654 | 360 409 325 574.017 | 373 906 234 696.473 | 376 366 857 913.949 | 379 331 377 307.182 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.998 | -0.241 | 0.053 | -0.474 | -0.272 | 0.288 | 0.451 | 0.436 | -0.281 | 0.251 | 1.712 | 1.633 | 1.458 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 0.781 | 14.264 | -5.016 | 3.848 | 6.028 | -0.157 | 3.350 | -0.649 | -5.538 | 12.183 | 0.448 | 0.708 | 3.205 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.052 | 1.799 | 2.091 | 0.686 | 0.298 | 0.953 | 0.800 | 0.827 | 3.521 | 3.468 | 0.880 | -0.249 | 0.773 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 0.063 | -0.100 | -0.623 | -1.257 | -0.612 | -0.373 | 0.779 | -0.095 | -0.770 | 1.057 | 2.996 | 2.156 | 1.459 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 1.265 | 1.739 | 1.673 | 0.308 | 1.458 | 1.050 | 3.664 | 1.068 | -3.264 | 5.332 | 5.145 | 2.766 | 2.869 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 1.201 | 1.841 | 2.310 | 1.584 | 2.083 | 1.429 | 2.863 | 1.164 | -2.514 | 4.230 | 2.086 | 0.597 | 1.389 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 4.753 | 1.115 | 2.454 | 2.125 | 2.627 | 3.547 | 0.788 | 0.863 | -3.134 | 4.146 | 0.075 | 0.590 | 1.537 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.693 | -0.217 | -0.013 | -1.144 | -0.435 | 0.534 | 0.936 | 0.363 | -0.726 | 0.582 | 2.877 | 2.461 | 1.468 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | -2.110 | 12.486 | -6.699 | 4.780 | 5.241 | -0.310 | 0.713 | 0.293 | -3.012 | 4.879 | 2.124 | 2.034 | 2.897 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.178 | 2.263 | 1.003 | 2.455 | 1.633 | 1.169 | 0.649 | 1.202 | -4.189 | 1.693 | 3.745 | 0.658 | 0.788 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Swiss Franc |  | 377 919 941 065.000 | 387 115 762 965.000 | 392 102 423 823.000 | 393 164 870 708.000 | 398 293 745 792.000 | 399 565 512 720.000 | 406 041 638 906.000 | 414 264 235 828.000 | 427 627 283 804.000 | 442 890 656 244.950 | 456 645 269 611.727 | 465 503 235 766.457 | 473 731 045 012.934 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 |  | 1.014 | 1.012 | 1.012 | 1.000 | 0.996 | 1.001 | 1.010 | 1.014 | 1.007 | 1.013 | 1.042 | 1.067 | 1.083 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 |  | 1.007 | 1.004 | 1.005 | 1.000 | 0.997 | 1.000 | 1.005 | 1.009 | 1.006 | 1.009 | 1.026 | 1.043 | 1.058 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.154 | 1.093 | 1.061 | 1.000 | 1.003 | 1.009 | 1.029 | 1.039 | 1.020 | 1.061 | 1.121 | 1.158 | 1.180 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 |  | 1.020 | 1.019 | 1.013 | 1.000 | 0.994 | 0.990 | 0.998 | 0.997 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.030 | 1.052 | 1.067 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.164 | 1.107 | 1.074 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.049 | 1.073 | 1.085 | 1.099 | 1.134 | 1.210 | 1.250 | 1.273 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Swiss Franc |  | 1.354 | 1.312 | 1.282 | 1.236 | 1.202 | 1.188 | 1.179 | 1.177 | 1.140 | 1.105 | 1.066 | 1.062 | 1.062 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 4 555 971.770 | 4 611 454.108 | 4 695 225.022 | 4 766 680.553 | 4 842 455.101 | 4 870 065.808 | 4 906 492.406 | 4 921 689.665 | 4 933 358.025 | 4 935 422.233 | 4 929 983.534 | 4 952 750.600 | 4 972 591.339 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 4 351 103.007 | 4 392 447.086 | 4 468 598.611 | 4 537 260.258 | 4 604 243.814 | 4 636 506.721 | 4 674 781.999 | 4 705 763.918 | 4 695 202.781 | 4 684 277.098 | 4 713 186.266 | 4 725 247.243 | 4 747 498.189 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 4.497 | 4.749 | 4.827 | 4.813 | 4.919 | 4.796 | 4.723 | 4.387 | 4.827 | 5.089 | 4.398 | 4.593 | 4.527 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 0.647 | 0.949 | 0.693 | -0.069 | -0.362 | -0.072 | 0.033 | -0.489 | -0.524 | -0.232 | 0.892 | 2.188 | 2.250 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | -0.045 | -0.049 | 0.004 | -0.731 | -0.804 | -0.819 | -0.785 | -0.752 | -0.693 | -0.739 | -0.057 | 1.571 | 1.633 |