Population: 8.1 million in 20131
GDP: $650 billion in 20132
GDP per capita: $84,815 nominal ($53,672 PPP3) in 20134
GDP growth rate: 1.9% in 20135
GDP by Industry 20126
| Industry sector | Value added ($ billions) 2012 | Percent of total |
| Other activities | 230 | 49.0% |
| Manufacturing | 77 | 16.4% |
| Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels | 61 | 13.0% |
| Transport, storage and communication | 48 | 10.2% |
| Construction | 24 | 5.2% |
| Mining and utilities | 21 | 4.5% |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing | 8 | 1.7% |
| Total value added | 469 | 100% |
Unemployment rate: 4.4% in 20137
Employment by Industry 20138
| Employment sector | Employees (thousands) 2013 | Percent of total |
| Human health and social work | 602 | 13.5% |
| Manufacturing | 581 | 13.0% |
| Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles | 574 | 12.9% |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 366 | 8.2% |
| Education | 309 | 6.9% |
| Construction | 278 | 6.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 246 | 5.5% |
| Public administration and defence | 220 | 4.9% |
| Transportation and storage | 194 | 4.3% |
| Accommodation and food service | 171 | 3.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 155 | 3.5% |
| Not elsewhere classified | 150 | 3.4% |
| Other service | 146 | 3.3% |
| Information and communication | 141 | 3.2% |
| Administrative and support service | 133 | 3.0% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 60 | 1.4% |
| Real estate | 43 | 1.0% |
| Activities of households as employers | 41 | 0.9% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 28 | 0.6% |
| Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 12 | 0.3% |
| Extraterritorial organizations and bodies | 7 | 0.2% |
| Mining and quarrying | 3 | 0.1% |
| Total employment | 4,461 | 100% |
Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 2013* 9
| Rank | Corporation | Revenue ($ billions) 2013 | Profit ($ billions) 2013 | Assets ($ billions) 12/31/13 | Industry |
| 1 | Glencore | 204 | -6.4 | 135 | Mining |
| 2 | Nestle | 91 | 9.9 | 119 | Food processing |
| 3 | Zurich Insurance Group | 63 | 3.5 | 364 | Insurance |
| 4 | Novartis | 51 | 8.1 | 110 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 5 | Roche Group | 46 | 11.2 | 61 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 6 | ABB | 37 | 2.7 | 47 | Robotics |
| 7 | Credit Suisse Group | 37 | 2.3 | 859 | Finance |
| 8 | UBS | 34 | 3.1 | 995 | Finance |
| 9 | Alliance Boots | 34 | 1.1 | 29 | Pharmaceuticals |
| 10 | Swiss Re | 32 | 3.9 | 187 | Insurance |
* Corporate data calculated using the exchange rate 1.015 CHF = 1 USD
Household Wealth: $3.5 trillion (538% of GDP) in 201410
Household Wealth per Adult: $580,686 in 201410
Gini Coefficient: .287 in 201211
Central Government
Central Government Revenue: $68 billion (10% of GDP) in 2012* 12
Central Government Expenditure: $63 billion (9% of GDP) in 2012* 12
Central Government Budget Balance: +$5 billion (+1% of GDP) in 2012* 12
Central Government Public Debt: $111 billion (17% of GDP) in 2012* 13
Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: -0.08% on Jan 19, 2013 14
* Revenue, expenditure, budget balance and public debt calculated using the exchange rate 1.015 CHF = 1 USD
Government Funds
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Tax Structure
Personal Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2013* 15
Corporate Tax Rate: 21.1% in 201416
* Individual thresholds calculated using the exchange rate 1.015 CHF = 1 USD
Money Supply (M0): $374 billion (58% of GDP) in Nov 2014* 17
Benchmark Interest Rate: -1.25% to -0.25% on Jan 15, 201518
Total Reserves: $536 billion (82% of GDP) in 201319
Exchange Rate: 1.015 Swiss Francs = 1 U.S. Dollar on Jan 12, 2015
Inflation: -0.2% in 201321 * Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 1.015 CHF = 1 USD Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 201322 * Assets calculated using the exchange rate 1.015 CHF = 1 USD Exports: $229 billion (35% of GDP) in 201323 Imports: $226 billion (35% of GDP) in 201323 Trade Balance: +$3 billion (0% of GDP) in 201323 Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: -$5.3 billion (1% of GDP) in 201324
Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: $60 billion (9% of GDP) in 201324 Foreign Aid Inflow:
Foreign Aid Outflow: $3.2 billion (0.4% of GDP) in 201325 1. Source: World Bank Indicators (Population) Go back
Financial Institutions
Rank Financial Institution Assets ($ billions) 12/31/13* 1 UBS 994 2 Credit Suisse 859 3 Raiffeisen Switzerland 173 4 Zurich Cantonal Bank 147 5 Julius Baer Group 71 6 Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 39 7 Basler Kantonalbank 38 8 Luzerner Kantonalbank 28 9 St. Galler Kantonalbank 27 10 Berner Kantonalbank 26 International Accounts
References
2. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP) Go back
3. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita) Go back
4. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita PPP) Go back
5. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP growth rate) Go back
6. Source: United Nations Statistics Division (GDP by industry) Go back
7. Source: World Bank Indicators (Unemployment rate) Go back
8. Source: International Labor Organization, Downloads (Employment by economic activity) Go back
9. Source: Annual reports (Corporate data) Go back
10. Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook (Household wealth) Go back
11. Source: CIA World Factbook (Gini coefficient) Go back
12. Source: CIA World Factbook (Government budget) Go back
13. Source: OECD Stat Extracts, National Accounts, Quarterly Public Sector Debt (Public debt) Go back
14. Source: Bloomberg (Government bond yield) Go back
15. Source: OECD Stat Extracts, Public Sector, Tax Database (Individual tax rates) Go back
16. Source: Tax Foundation (Corporate tax rate) Go back
17. Source: Swiss National Bank, Monetary statistics (Money supply) Go back
18. Source: Swiss National Bank, Target range (Benchmark interest rate) Go back
19. Source: World Bank Indicators (Total reserves) Go back
20. Source: Yahoo Finance (Exchange rate) Go back
21. Source: World Bank Indicators (Inflation rate) Go back
22. Source: Relbanks.com (Financial institutions by assets) Go back
23. Source: CIA World Factbook (Trade data) Go back
24. Source: OECD FDI in Figures (FDI data) Go back
25. Source: OECD Aid Statisitcs (Aid outflow) Go back