Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| | Country statistical profile: Switzerland 2011-2012 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 246.3 | 257.4 | 266.1 | 295.6 | 325.7 | 351.5 | 349.8 | 361.9 |
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 33 266 | 34 537 | 35 478 | 39 116 | 42 756 | 45 586 | 44 840 | 46 480 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 35 778 | 37 001 | 38 822 | 42 092 | 43 176 | 42 537 | 46 459 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -0.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | -0.2 | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | -0.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 2.6 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 11.8 | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | -1.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | -4.9 | 4.6 |
| | Economic structure | |||||||||
| | Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -9.2 | 11.4 | -1.8 | -3.3 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| | Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | -0.8 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 2.3 | -7.6 | 3.2 |
| | Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -1.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 57.0 | 57.9 | 56.4 | 50.2 | 46.8 | 43.7 | 41.5 | 40.2 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.6 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 34.2 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 36.4 | 35.9 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 33.7 | 33.7 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.41 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 29.2 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 30.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.5 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 37.5 | 39.4 | 42.3 | 44.2 | 46.0 | 45.1 | 40.7 | 42.1 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 44.0 | 46.3 | 49.0 | 52.5 | 56.2 | 56.4 | 51.7 | 54.2 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 4.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 19.3 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 96.4 | 110.0 | 126.6 | 141.4 | 161.2 | 183.6 | 155.4 | 176.3 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 100.7 | 116.8 | 130.9 | 147.9 | 172.1 | 200.8 | 172.5 | 195.6 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 21.5 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 31.3 | 37.8 | 45.8 | 38.9 | 46.3 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 14.8 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 33.3 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 36.3 | 43.9 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 65.8 | 77.8 | 73.8 | 79.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 14.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 652 303 | 734 147 | 839 899 | 889 469 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 353 328 | 446 400 | 497 611 | 543 167 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 26 282 | 50 994 | 75 863 | 51 036 | 45 312 | 27 867 | 38 263 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 933 | -949 | 43 740 | 32 446 | 15 137 | 27 484 | 4 342 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 12.4 | -15.4 | 9.2 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -2.8 | 0.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.10 | 2.52 | 2.93 | 2.90 | 2.20 | 1.63 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | CHF per USD | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.51 |
| | Exchange rates | CHF per USD | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.04 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 132 | 129 | 135 | 138 | 141 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 26.0 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 27.1 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 26.3 |
| | Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 3.51 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.58 | 3.38 | 3.47 | 3.45 | 3.39 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 16.8 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 18.8 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 30.26 | 38.73 | 55.81 | 66.76 | 74.92 | 101.03 | 63.27 | 80.92 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 20.7 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 19.3 | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.6 |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77.0 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | 340 | .. | .. | .. | 360 | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 460 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | 660 | .. | .. | .. | 710 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 42 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35.2 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 775.0 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 648.0 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 63.5 | 61.9 | 59.9 | 63.3 | 62.6 | 62.4 | 61.6 | 61.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 84.8 | 84.7 | 85.1 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 87.2 | 86.7 | 86.0 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 65.7 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.7 | 67.2 | 68.4 | 68.3 | 68.3 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 25.1 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 26.3 |
| | Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 12.0 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.0 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 26.1 | 33.5 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 40.8 | 34.3 | 30.1 | 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 | 1 643 | 1 673 | 1 667 | 1 652 | 1 643 | 1 640 | .. | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | .. | 2.90 | .. | .. | .. | 3.00 | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | .. | 5.6 | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 7 339 | 7 390 | 7 437 | 7 484 | 7 551 | 7 648 | 7 744 | 7 822 |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 8.5 | .. |
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 26.3 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 21.7 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.7 | .. | .. | .. | 3.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 9.7 | .. | .. | .. | 7.8 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.6 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.3 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.0 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.9 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.2 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 84.6 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Society | |||||||||
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.3 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 7.9 | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 12.4 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 10.7 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 28 859 | 26 156 | .. | |||||
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 100 105 | 101 214 | 103 260 | 104 480 | 106 062 | 104 011 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 74 | 69 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 46 | .. |
| Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) | ||||||||||