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Switzerland — Current account (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1921–2031 · 103 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Switzerland's current account reading was 7.11% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 8.92% of GDP in 2024 was −1.81 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 6.12% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1921–2031
  • Quarterly data, 1972–2027
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Latest observations

2011–2031

PeriodValue
20316.99 % of GDP
20307.41 % of GDP
20296.97 % of GDP
20287.38 % of GDP
20277.13 % of GDP
15 earlier values
20266.84 % of GDP
20257.11 % of GDP
20248.92 % of GDP
20235.83 % of GDP
20228.95 % of GDP
20217.44 % of GDP
20200.55 % of GDP
20194.02 % of GDP
20186 % of GDP
20175.23 % of GDP
20167.11 % of GDP
20159.03 % of GDP
20147.38 % of GDP
201310.1 % of GDP
20129.27 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2011, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.