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Switzerland: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.2% (2025), 164th of 180 in the world and 48th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 0.3% (2025), 184th of 209 in the world and 56th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 2.8% (2025), 133rd of 136 in the world and 24th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Switzerland in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.2%2025 | 164/180 | 48/49 | 1.6% | 0.7% | -0.7% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 0.3%2025 | 184/209 | 56/56 | 1.4% | 0.5% | -0.8% | +1.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 2.8%2025 | 133/136 | 24/24 | · | 2.7% | 2.6% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.5%2025 | 96/136 | 13/24 | · | 2.3% | 3.4% | −1.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.832025 | 202/210 | 53/57 | 1.69 | 1.04 | 0.94 | −14%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 9.5%2024 | 125/142 | 48/48 | 9.9% | 9.2% | 9.2% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 17.0%2024 | 108/142 | 47/48 | 17.8% | 16.8% | 17.6% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 16.1%2023 | 120/142 | 46/47 | 18.3% | 16.4% | 19.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 22.3%2024 | 69/78 | 16/19 | 25.5% | 20.6% | 20.5% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 152.6%2025 | 6/169 | 1/48 | 140.3% | 151.1% | 167.1% | +1.8 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 181.9%2016 | — | — | 111.1% | 139.2% | · | +52.8 ppsince 2006 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 13.12025 | 10/165 | 3/49 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 21.3 | −6.9%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.76%2025 | 132/156 | 42/47 | 1.03% | 0.69% | 0.77% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.3 pp0.2% in 2025
- Government debt+2.1 pp22.3% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−6.9%13.1 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Switzerland and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Switzerland. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Switzerland | Germany | France | Italy | Austria | Liechtenstein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.2%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 3.5%2025 | — |
| GDP deflator | 0.3%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 2.0%2025 | 3.2%2025 | -9.9%2009 |
| Lending rate | 2.8%2025 | — | — | 4.9%2023 | — | — |
| Real interest rate | 2.5%2025 | — | — | -1.3%2023 | — | — |
| Exchange rate | 0.832025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.832025 |
| Tax revenue | 9.5%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 25.6%2024 | 25.8%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 17.0%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 40.1%2024 | 45.1%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 16.1%2023 | 31.2%2022 | 47.3%2023 | 47.3%2023 | 46.0%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 22.3%2024 | — | — | — | — | — |