Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: Switzerland 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 233.9 | 245.2 | 246.3 | 257.4 | 266.1 | 288.7 | 318.5 | 329.9 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 32 109 | 33 391 | 33 262 | 34 531 | 35 478 | 38 201 | 41 800 | 42 783 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 588 | 34 469 | 35 774 | 36 994 | 38 822 | 41 107 | 42 338 | 39 735 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.7 | -1.2 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .. | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 11.9 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.7 | .. | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 21.9 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.3 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -8.2 | 1.6 | -9.2 | 11.4 | -1.8 | -3.3 | 4.2 | -3.2 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 0.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -0.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 51.3 | 57.2 | 57.0 | 57.9 | 56.4 | 50.3 | 47.2 | 44.0 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.7 | 35.0 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 33.9 | 33.6 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 34.8 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 32.2 | 32.0 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.4 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.42 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 29.5 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 29.4 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.9 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.1 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.5 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 43.5 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 42.9 | 45.6 | 48.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -2.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.2 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 84.2 | 83.7 | 96.4 | 110.0 | 126.6 | 141.4 | 161.2 | 183.6 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 82.1 | 87.9 | 100.7 | 116.8 | 130.9 | 147.9 | 172.1 | 200.8 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 17.3 | 18.0 | 21.5 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 31.3 | 37.7 | 46.0 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 12.3 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 31.9 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 29.6 | 30.9 | 36.3 | 43.9 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 65.7 | 77.9 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 8.2 | 8.8 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 10.0 | 2.4 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 400 590 | 431 980 | 559 970 | 657 911 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 197 679 | 170 156 | 264 952 | 337 536 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 8 859 | 6 284 | 16 505 | 933 | -949 | 30 854 | 49 261 | 17 407 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 18 326 | 8 212 | 15 443 | 26 282 | 50 994 | 75 860 | 49 677 | 86 255 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -1.2 | -5.0 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 12.8 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | .. | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 3.38 | 3.20 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.10 | 2.52 | 2.93 | 2.90 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | CHF per USD | 1.84 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.64 | |
Exchange rates | CHF per USD | 1.69 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.08 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 122 | 126 | 135 | 138 | 137 | 134 | 130 | 140 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 26.0 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 25.7 | 26.7 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.61 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.51 | 3.48 | 3.62 | 3.42 | 3.55 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 19.3 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 25.04 | 25.34 | 30.26 | 38.73 | 55.81 | 66.76 | 74.92 | 101.03 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 19.3 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 20.3 | .. | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.0 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | 61.0 | .. | 70.5 | 73.9 | .. | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 660 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 355 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 710 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 43 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29.9 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 33.3 | 34.8 | 37.7 | 38.5 | 36.8 | 37.8 | 39.0 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 18.7 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 29.8 | 31.4 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 63.9 | 65.4 | 63.5 | 61.9 | 59.9 | 63.3 | 62.6 | 62.4 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 86.0 | 86.0 | 84.8 | 84.7 | 85.1 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 87.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 67.3 | 64.6 | 65.7 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.7 | 67.2 | 68.4 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.8 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.9 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 29.9 | 21.8 | 26.1 | 33.5 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 40.8 | 34.3 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 650 | 1 630 | 1 643 | 1 673 | 1 667 | 1 652 | 1 643 | 1 642 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 2.90 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | .. | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 7 230 | 7 285 | 7 339 | 7 390 | 7 437 | 7 484 | 7 550 | | 7 584 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.6 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 12.8 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.9 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 81.9 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.5 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.5 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.4 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.0 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 8.4 | 9.7 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 7 455 | 6 868 | 6 530 | .. | 7 229 | 7 863 | 8 448 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 75 | 70 | 74 | 69 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 47 | |
| Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) | ||||||||||