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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Switzerland: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Switzerland is placed 10th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 85,732 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 46.4 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
10th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 85,732GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 46.4Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.584Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 98.41Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Switzerland on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
85,732
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Switzerland: 85,732. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Western Europe
- 127,421 Luxembourg
- Land neighbours
- Austria 63,970 · Germany 62,824 · France 55,125 · Italy 53,606
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Switzerland’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
46.4
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Switzerland: 46.4. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Western Europe
- 77.41 Germany
- Land neighbours
- Austria 66.36 · Germany 77.41 · France 76.45 · Italy 73.44
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.584
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 4th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Switzerland: 1.584. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Western Europe
- 1.584 Switzerland
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.249 · Germany 1.356 · France 1.087 · Italy 1.118
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
98.41
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Switzerland: 98.41. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Western Europe
- 99.51 Austria
- Land neighbours
- Austria 99.51 · Germany 98.3 · France 99.19 · Italy 86.02
02Over time
Which way Switzerland is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
SwitzerlandWorld median
Switzerland rose from 68,835 in 2000 to 85,732 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Switzerland World median 2025 85,732 17,265 2024 85,448 18,108 2023 85,383 17,686 2022 85,762 16,933 2021 83,525 16,260 2020 79,271 15,631 2019 81,695 16,761 2018 81,372 16,349 2017 79,334 16,129 2016 78,956 15,512 2015 78,326 14,857 2014 78,087 14,475 2013 77,085 14,681 2012 76,570 14,631 2011 76,527 13,916 2010 76,309 14,101 2009 74,673 13,655 2008 77,104 14,030 2007 76,162 13,755 2006 73,902 12,983 2005 71,414 12,023 2004 69,812 11,608 2003 68,521 11,183 2002 69,228 11,144 2001 69,490 10,907 2000 68,835 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
SwitzerlandWorld median
Switzerland fell from 1.703 in 2000 to 1.584 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Switzerland World median 2024 1.584 0.1310 2023 1.773 0.0710 2022 1.749 0.0580 2021 1.736 0.0010 2020 1.725 0.0470 2019 1.758 0.0300 2018 1.752 -0.0150 2017 1.730 0.0080 2016 1.839 -0.0660 2015 1.836 -0.0600 2014 1.797 -0.0190 2013 1.750 0.0140 2012 1.726 0.0060 2011 1.768 -0.0140 2010 1.728 -0.0020 2009 1.676 0.0990 2008 1.624 0.0700 2007 1.660 -0.0080 2006 1.581 0.0740 2005 1.582 0.0510 2004 1.658 0.0505 2003 1.704 0.0450 2002 1.732 0.0100 2001 1.706 0.0470 2000 1.703 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
SwitzerlandWorld median
Switzerland rose from 97.99 in 2014 to 98.41 in 2024; the world median went from 51.96 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Switzerland World median 2024 98.41 73 2021 99.49 74 2017 98.43 59 2014 97.99 52 2011 — 37
03In context
Switzerland beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Switzerland and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1st | 63,970 | 66.36 | 1.249 | 99.51 |
 Germany | 3rd | 62,824 | 77.41 | 1.356 | 98.3 |
 France | 7th | 55,125 | 76.45 | 1.087 | 99.19 |
| Switzerland | 10th | 85,732 | 46.4 | 1.584 | 98.41 |
 Italy | 20th | 53,606 | 73.44 | 1.118 | 86.02 |
 Liechtenstein | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Switzerland in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Switzerland is ahead of the world, and behind
59 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Switzerland does better than the middle country measured.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,4861,246,09246,486No real change since 2010
Switzerland: 1,246,092 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 1st of 150 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5265.9628.52No real change since 2022
Switzerland: 65.96 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 1st of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.57.9127.5No real change since 2010
Switzerland: 7.91 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3967.4752.39No earlier reading
Switzerland: 67.47 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 169 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1448.0216.1No real change since 2013
Switzerland: 448.02 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.684-0.093No real change since 2015
Switzerland: 1.684 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 4th of 209 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.882.163.8No earlier reading
Switzerland: 82.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 3rd of 99 by World Energy Council.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.94.12.9▲ Improved since 2014
Switzerland: 4.1 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 3rd of 139 by World Bank Group.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.9340.485▲ Improved since 2013
Switzerland: 0.934 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 6th of 170 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89063,32312,890No real change since 2012
Switzerland: 63,323 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 6th of 166 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80039,65712,800No real change since 2017
Switzerland: 39,657 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 8th of 173 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4268.825.42No real change since 2014
Switzerland: 68.8 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 9th of 170 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.9850.627No real change since 2013
Switzerland: 0.985 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.956,108701.95No earlier reading
Switzerland: 6,108 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 10th of 145 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8143.2220.814▼ Worsened since 2015
Switzerland: 3.222 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 9th of 84 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6365,7581,636▼ Worsened since 2014
Switzerland: 5,758 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 9th of 75 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6763.4846.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Switzerland: 63.48 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 195 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1966.9540.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Switzerland: 66.95 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 26th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8116.8741.81No earlier reading
Switzerland: 16.87 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 157th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.421.610.4No earlier reading
Switzerland: 21.6 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38916.158.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Switzerland: 16.15 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 29th of 118 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 333133▼ Worsened since 2013
Switzerland: 31 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 51st of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.127.587.12▼ Worsened since 2013
Switzerland: 7.58 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 26th of 60 · derived.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7233.4633.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Switzerland: 33.46 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.3231.332▼ Worsened since 2013
Switzerland: 1.323 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 31st of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Switzerland does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.820.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Switzerland: 0.82 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 65th of 119 · derived.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1826.3526.18▼ Worsened since 2013
Switzerland: 26.35 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 28th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2397.36106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Switzerland: 97.36 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0697.4107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Switzerland: 97.4 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 153rd of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0897.39106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Switzerland: 97.39 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 157th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.33.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Switzerland: 1.3 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 150th of 186 · derived.
No better end28
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.953,804657.95No real change since 2017
Switzerland: 3,804 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.410.523No real change since 2013
Switzerland: 1.41 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7358,237275.73Moved since 2016
Switzerland: 58,237 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.318-0.225Moved since 2014
Switzerland: 1.318 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17123.16.171Moved since 2014
Switzerland: 23.1 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3478.0536.34Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 78.05 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 15th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24054,1242,240No real change since 2022
Switzerland: 54,124 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.68147.1679.68Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 147.16 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 17th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2353.9561.235Moved since 2014
Switzerland: 3.956 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0634.4922.06No real change since 2014
Switzerland: 34.49 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 20th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2618.9311.26Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 18.93 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 22nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7269.1141.72Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 69.11 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 24th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9329.4922.93Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 29.49 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 24th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60219.359.602Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 19.35 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8527.1721.85Moved since 2014
Switzerland: 27.17 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23110.08103.23Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 110.08 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3640.306Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 0.364 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.652524.65Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 25 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 75th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4126.0127.41Moved since 2012
Switzerland: 26.01 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2419.4724Moved since 2016
Switzerland: 19.47 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.9441.968Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 0.944 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2112.0416.21Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 12.04 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 98th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1732.3267.17Moved since 2014
Switzerland: 32.32 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0091.708No real change since 2011
Switzerland: 0.009 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 168th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0449.5362.04Moved since 2015
Switzerland: 49.53 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 113th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3060.2873.306No real change since 2015
Switzerland: 0.287 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.33.66Moved since 2012
Switzerland: 1.3 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5720.6456.572No real change since 2015
Switzerland: 0.645 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 150th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Switzerland
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic (last 2020), Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2023), ICT Services Exports, Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index and New Business Density (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Switzerland’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Switzerland’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labourjoint 4th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions6th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital8th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge9th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation10th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing12th of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience12th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties13th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology16th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 18th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security18th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture19th of 1843/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 19th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 42nd of 1772/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability71st of 1864/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Switzerland can most readily be measured against.
1AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysThis page
Switzerland10th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Switzerland and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Switzerland on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Switzerland rank on economy & innovation?
Switzerland is placed 10th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Switzerland?
85,732 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Switzerland?
46.4 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Switzerland compare with Germany on economy & innovation?
Germany is placed 3rd of 176, and Switzerland 10th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Germany 62,824, Switzerland 85,732; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Germany 77.41, Switzerland 46.4; Economic Complexity Index: Germany 1.356, Switzerland 1.584; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Germany 98.3, Switzerland 98.41.
How have Switzerland’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 68,835 in 2000 to 85,732 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.703 in 2000 to 1.584 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 97.99 in 2014 to 98.41 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Switzerland?
No current reading is published for Switzerland on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), GNI per Capita (PPP), ICT Services Exports, Interest Payments on External Debt, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index and New Business Density. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 59 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Switzerland’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Switzerland (banner) — Simon Koopmann derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Switzerland: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/switzerland/economy