External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 8.880 | 9.636 | 6.937 | 8.876 | 7.277 | 5.349 | 5.645 | 3.941 | 0.448 | 8.864 | 9.914 | 9.800 | 10.365 | 10.838 |
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 | 0.955 | 0.902 | 0.902 | 0.902 |
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 | 1.048 | 1.108 | 1.108 | 1.108 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 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 | 468 684 952 977.051 | 484 313 998 551.440 | 481 206 283 858.931 | 454 228 448 158.030 | 515 801 572 432.901 | 548 366 542 008.263 | 568 722 315 953.985 | 579 755 492 629.449 | 598 475 951 230.129 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 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 | 428 392 052 674.316 | 437 589 796 947.238 | 436 606 428 908.565 | 417 191 063 372.228 | 458 699 213 684.540 | 487 038 344 476.438 | 502 684 203 650.051 | 508 592 310 859.988 | 524 903 886 568.217 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 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 | 388 099 152 371.581 | 390 865 595 343.035 | 392 006 573 958.198 | 380 153 678 586.426 | 401 596 854 936.178 | 425 710 146 944.613 | 436 646 091 346.117 | 437 429 129 090.528 | 451 331 821 906.305 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 40.701 | 39.091 | 44.614 | 40.818 | 42.324 | 53.171 | 49.594 | 57.788 | 61.571 | 61.818 | 42.056 | 42.056 | 42.056 | 42.056 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 43.790 | 43.020 | 43.035 | 42.997 | 41.762 | 42.517 | 40.330 | 40.104 | 43.920 | 41.501 | 37.695 | 36.976 | 36.632 | 36.424 |
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 | -3.063 | -0.314 | 1.200 | 0.802 | 0.481 | 0.366 |
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 | -2.997 | -0.276 | 1.233 | 0.875 | 0.630 | 0.595 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.029 | -0.022 | 0.004 | -0.003 | -0.006 | -0.003 | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.015 | -0.022 | -0.006 | -0.012 | -0.005 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 378 041 061 764.040 | 431 959 481 169.122 | 410 298 730 679.775 | 426 063 884 150.755 | 451 754 325 972.649 | 451 126 432 783.931 | 466 169 961 561.644 | 463 178 672 350.338 | 437 211 517 427.457 | 496 477 904 652.063 | 527 822 880 557.380 | 547 416 058 508.496 | 558 035 895 147.715 | 576 055 022 185.953 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 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 | 78 038 769 523.974 | 78 663 159 492.139 | 79 313 784 728.011 | 82 364 360 033.868 | 85 097 767 288.948 | 84 398 688 085.879 | 84 915 623 130.050 | 85 377 485 760.118 | 86 217 471 661.442 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 171 208 626 924.686 | 158 796 243 874.421 | 165 405 420 415.182 | 167 452 758 813.147 | 168 325 342 603.953 | 172 491 605 467.082 | 176 527 890 617.571 | 183 643 419 463.454 | 191 417 498 051.369 | 182 423 731 829.696 | 180 588 364 466.277 | 169 031 712 549.254 | 162 058 709 506.266 | 163 993 836 697.074 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Swiss Franc | | 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 | 684 715 748 783.536 | 709 732 202 325.707 | 717 293 387 559.000 | 695 828 200 351.078 | 742 392 915 796.333 | 781 502 406 968.375 | 796 594 926 974.518 | 818 822 942 495.320 | 843 437 411 602.541 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 510 545 451 100.915 | 519 939 288 396.780 | 532 003 573 572.765 | 540 385 923 976.860 | 551 644 012 854.555 | 559 562 237 605.699 | 575 543 303 695.791 | 582 211 318 197.316 | 568 959 847 827.766 | 599 645 189 289.833 | 615 625 178 395.885 | 620 824 851 518.940 | 626 365 471 047.285 | 634 995 964 669.614 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 655 849 085 236.084 | 667 916 452 762.450 | 683 414 290 182.478 | 694 182 296 895.298 | 708 644 490 762.702 | 718 816 279 481.088 | 739 345 632 066.020 | 747 911 394 823.745 | 730 888 493 726.181 | 770 307 027 540.668 | 790 834 996 626.842 | 797 514 521 150.915 | 804 632 027 029.128 | 815 718 799 685.970 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 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 | 691 486 398 739.752 | 711 235 211 465.114 | 719 475 298 133.816 | 703 099 619 240.517 | 741 019 433 759.267 | 760 766 915 587.429 | 767 192 480 074.893 | 774 039 373 569.414 | 784 704 619 637.102 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 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 | 187 491 042 379.543 | 188 968 120 036.191 | 190 623 807 450.573 | 187 995 180 283.212 | 193 283 851 519.838 | 195 580 216 118.206 | 193 211 927 878.215 | 190 159 661 553.914 | 192 130 095 939.452 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 323 733 528 154.729 | 364 148 843 650.754 | 339 764 817 589.943 | 355 992 347 300.350 | 374 640 598 873.449 | 373 502 158 473.143 | 376 164 551 356.037 | 377 262 616 046.286 | 365 855 525 929.082 | 386 492 192 106.297 | 409 698 546 869.012 | 420 223 173 923.578 | 420 976 760 438.561 | 434 356 552 029.319 |
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 | 0.054 | 0.009 | 0.012 | 0.014 | 0.005 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Swiss Franc, 2015 | | 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 | 363 142 274 710.560 | 365 522 023 962.225 | 369 937 749 015.485 | 357 291 645 779.206 | 363 883 969 681.570 | 379 119 677 527.626 | 387 538 690 499.707 | 390 519 168 251.493 | 394 243 187 131.768 |
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 | 1.699 | 1.909 | 1.830 | 1.398 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.786 | 14.263 | -5.015 | 3.842 | 6.030 | -0.139 | 3.335 | -0.642 | -5.606 | 13.556 | 6.313 | 3.712 | 1.940 | 3.229 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.052 | 1.799 | 2.091 | 0.686 | 0.298 | 0.953 | 0.800 | 0.827 | 3.846 | 3.319 | -0.822 | 0.612 | 0.544 | 0.984 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.062 | -0.097 | -0.628 | -1.257 | -0.605 | -0.376 | 0.775 | -0.092 | -0.733 | 1.232 | 2.536 | 1.078 | 1.881 | 1.606 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 1.267 | 1.741 | 1.677 | 0.299 | 1.466 | 1.054 | 3.654 | 1.065 | -2.993 | 6.692 | 5.268 | 1.931 | 2.790 | 3.006 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.204 | 1.840 | 2.320 | 1.576 | 2.083 | 1.435 | 2.856 | 1.159 | -2.276 | 5.393 | 2.665 | 0.845 | 0.892 | 1.378 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 4.691 | 1.149 | 2.418 | 2.155 | 2.629 | 3.545 | 0.788 | 0.876 | -1.379 | 2.813 | 1.188 | -1.211 | -1.580 | 1.036 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.693 | -0.217 | -0.013 | -1.144 | -0.435 | 0.534 | 0.936 | 0.363 | -0.726 | 0.582 | 2.835 | 2.214 | 2.145 | 1.499 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | -2.109 | 12.484 | -6.696 | 4.776 | 5.238 | -0.304 | 0.713 | 0.292 | -3.024 | 5.641 | 6.004 | 2.569 | 0.179 | 3.178 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.174 | 2.270 | 1.003 | 2.454 | 1.633 | 1.165 | 0.655 | 1.208 | -3.418 | 1.845 | 4.187 | 2.221 | 0.769 | 0.954 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Swiss Franc | | 377 151 843 750.000 | 386 277 756 909.000 | 391 319 839 717.000 | 392 398 606 089.000 | 397 713 024 038.000 | 399 088 792 446.000 | 406 275 573 159.000 | 413 755 982 354.000 | 426 689 644 791.000 | 427 563 266 185.000 | 450 952 585 053.000 | 470 791 406 863.716 | 484 570 919 704.624 | 496 750 727 803.623 |
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 | 1.041 | 1.064 | 1.087 | 1.103 |
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 | 1.045 | 1.065 | 1.079 |
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 | 1.064 | 1.139 | 1.113 | 1.123 | 1.144 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 1.020 | 1.019 | 1.013 | 1.000 | 0.994 | 0.990 | 0.998 | 0.997 | 0.990 | 1.002 | 1.027 | 1.038 | 1.058 | 1.075 |
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 | 1.204 | 1.188 | 1.201 | 1.224 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Swiss Franc | | 1.354 | 1.312 | 1.282 | 1.236 | 1.202 | 1.188 | 1.179 | 1.150 | 1.136 | 1.106 | 1.052 | 1.021 | 1.006 | 1.001 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 4 555 943.997 | 4 611 640.575 | 4 695 363.794 | 4 766 956.281 | 4 842 543.308 | 4 870 102.925 | 4 906 314.226 | 4 921 521.501 | 4 933 223.210 | 4 935 418.486 | 4 924 134.299 | 5 041 947.993 | 5 070 063.338 | 5 091 642.498 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 4 351 075.269 | 4 392 632.876 | 4 468 737.123 | 4 537 535.897 | 4 604 331.383 | 4 636 539.412 | 4 674 605.343 | 4 705 607.254 | 4 695 102.270 | 4 684 318.128 | 4 712 421.521 | 4 837 158.168 | 4 848 969.389 | 4 868 394.379 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 4.497 | 4.749 | 4.827 | 4.813 | 4.919 | 4.796 | 4.723 | 4.387 | 4.827 | 5.088 | 4.299 | 4.062 | 4.361 | 4.385 |
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 | 0.830 | 1.197 | 2.443 | 2.247 |
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 | -0.127 | 1.581 | 2.003 | 1.753 |