Switzerland: Current account, in dollars
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| Switzerland |
Current account balance, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 67.82 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | 1977 - 2023 |
| Average | 27.57 |
| Min - Max | -0.25 - 78.05 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 67.82 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 77.24 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 3.07 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 111 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1977 to 2023 is 27.57 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.25 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 78.05 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2010.
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Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade openness | 138.22 | 2023 | percent |
| Financial openness | 2.299 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 75.33 | 2023 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 666.60 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | 2.51 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 62.89 | 2023 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 556.54 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | -1.34 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | -10.99 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 9,358.36 | 2023 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 6.70 | 2019 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 67.82 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 13.70 | 2022 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 107.27 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 863.89 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.28 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 2,521.43 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -14,458.51 | 2023 | million USD |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 794.26 | 6/2024 | billion |