Economic Indicators for Switzerland


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance7.009.5513.03-0.21Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index104.40102.22104.4045.29
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.142.849.77-1.14Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate2.862.653.342.63%
Interest rates1.820.154.000.15Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt17.8019.9929.7412.33% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )98.7599.35111.6497.10
Human Capital Index0.760.770.770.76Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered26,347.0025,637.0026,347.0019,471.00Number
Time required to start a business10.0010.0020.0010.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse156.00156.00156.00156.00Days
Armed forces Personnel20,000.0020,000.00109,000.004,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services75.3376.9476.9439.61Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services62.8963.2363.2334.44Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP88581888557USD Billions
GDP Growth0.722.575.39-7.28Percentage (%)
Hospital beds4.444.4819.904.44Per 1,000 people
Physicians4.444.394.441.80Per 1,000 people
Labor force5,012,392.004,967,575.005,012,392.003,651,864.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education3.073.014.481.37Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.391.521.731.38Total
Population9997Thousands