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General profile: Switzerland, Liechtenstein

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
8.780 Millions
0.955 CHF/US$
827 924 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 39 676 km²
2.83 %
2.21 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+5.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
130 930
195 609
289 720
401 731
Merchandise imports
126 574
176 281
253 027
356 473
Merchandise trade balance
4 356
19 329
36 693
45 258
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
33 %33 %67 %67 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
65 06253 49744 09625 77821 22565 06253 49744 09625 77821 225
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 69 743
101 141
124 569
148 019
Services imports
59 507
89 131
122 015
157 560
Services trade balance
(e) 10 236
12 010
2 554
-9 541
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
12.1
11.4
10.5
14.5
Travel
14.2
14.6
13.6
10.9
Other services
71.5
70.9
72.6
70.9
TRADE INDICES
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1019510110110010410095112101737064706763585754555151105108105103102102100959496969999928989919494959493
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
424 599
609 056
708 418
827 924
GDP per capita, current US$
56 894
77 504
85 156
94 299
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.90
3.30
1.64
2.21
Current account balance, % of GDP
11.19
12.81
8.70
9.84
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.245
1.043
0.962
0.955
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
50.011.723.669.955.250.011.723.669.955.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-2.8 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
-266.95
29 875.94
65 063.28
13 311.30
FDI outflows
51 117.51
86 182.50
77 186.41
-23 025.17
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.41
0.41
0.36
0.32
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 620.02 736.72 824.72 549.32 550.72 591.82 524.12 517.02 406.22 437.12 420.42 615.22 494.62 341.62 214.71 795.61 795.21 721.51 695.31 533.31 225.41 176.0994.913 311-88 169-50 252-83 218-101 148128 12088 47265 0639 3401 15529 48326 41529 87629 93516 21533 53844 598-2671 84617 3056 8649 38919 855FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) 5.19
9.09
9.32
13.12
Balance, % of imports
(e) 10.90
16.72
17.81
21.21
Normalized balance
(e) 0.052
0.077
0.082
0.096
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
137129119121121120120114117130123123118108115111105101
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
74%Urban 74%Rural
26%Rural 26%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.042 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
832
1 023
1 401
930
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
..
..
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Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
2.27
1.64
1.06
0.86
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
6.37
5.88
4.14
3.46
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
5.04
(r) 5.50
5.45
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023