Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
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| | Country statistical profile: Switzerland 2014 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 36 648 | 40 572 | 44 303 | 47 552 | 46 970 | 48 733 | 51 582 | 52 586 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 40 027 | 43 889 | 44 664 | 44 368 | 48 026 | 51 925 | 52 053 | 55 465 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | -1.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 8.8 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.8 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | -8.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| | Industry | % | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.3 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 26.0 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 19.9 | 20.6 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.3 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 26.0 | 26.2 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 59.1 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 48.3 | 47.4 | 46.1 | 46.2 | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 34.1 | 33.8 | 33.1 | 34.0 | 34.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 33.8 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 35.2 | 33.2 | 32.1 | 32.1 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 33.7 | 34.1 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.9 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.6 | 18.5 | .. | 20.6 | 19.5 | 18.8 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 7.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.47 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 28.1 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.2 |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 21.9 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 40.9 | 42.8 | 44.4 | 43.2 | 39.3 | 41.0 | 40.9 | 41.9 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 47.6 | 50.8 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 50.4 | 51.7 | 51.3 | 52.3 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 4.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19.3 | .. | 28.2 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 126.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 176.3 | .. | 197.8 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 130.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 195.6 | .. | 225.9 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 26.9 | 31.4 | 37.9 | 46.3 | 42.3 | 46.9 | 49.7 | 43.9 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 22.9 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 30.8 | 34.2 | 36.5 | 45.4 | 46.9 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 49.8 | 54.9 | 65.9 | 77.2 | 76.4 | 83.4 | 95.0 | 90.8 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 13.7 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 032 802 | 1 063 132 | 1 129 376 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 170 156 | 268 939 | 353 328 | 447 507 | 499 595 | 617 943 | 693 317 | 732 655 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -949 | 43 740 | 32 446 | 15 137 | 28 945 | 35 152 | 26 565 | 10 235 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 50 994 | 75 863 | 51 036 | 45 312 | 26 428 | 87 460 | 47 776 | 45 022 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -1.0 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 10.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 12.4 | -15.4 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 2.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -2.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 2.10 | 2.52 | 2.93 | 2.90 | 2.20 | 1.63 | 1.47 | 0.65 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | CHF per USD | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.42 |
| | Exchange rates | CHF per USD | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.94 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 138 | 132 | 129 | 135 | 137 | 142 | 154 | 148 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 25.9 | 27.1 | 25.8 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 25.4 | 25.5 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 16.0 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 20.5 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 55.81 | 66.76 | 74.92 | 101.03 | 63.27 | 80.92 | 112.51 | 111.30 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 3 408 | 3 015 | 3 007 | 3 327 | 2 715 | 3 194 | 3 419 | 3 247 |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.4 | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 70.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80.7 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 2 507 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 940 | 5 330 | 5 465 | 5 653 | 5 461 | 5 565 | 5 478 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 660 | 710 | 720 | 740 | 710 | 710 | 690 | 700 |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 45 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 40 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35.2 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 513 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 972 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 893 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 8.2 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | 10.4 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 59.9 | 63.3 | 62.6 | 62.4 | 61.6 | 62.5 | 62.9 | 61.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 85.1 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 87.2 | 86.7 | 85.8 | 86.4 | 86.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 65.1 | 65.7 | 67.2 | 68.4 | 68.3 | 68.0 | 69.5 | 70.5 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 26.0 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 39.0 | 39.1 | 40.8 | 34.3 | 30.1 | 33.1 | 38.8 | 35.3 |
| | 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 | 1 652 | 1 643 | 1 633 | 1 623 | 1 615 | 1 624 | 1 617 | 1 602 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 8 686 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | .. | .. | .. | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 7 437 | 7 484 | 7 551 | 7 648 | 7 744 | 7 828 | 7 955 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .. | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 18.1 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 23.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27.3 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 5.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 8.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.8 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 84.9 |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | 8.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 11.9 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 27 657 | 29 052 | 29 162 | 29 775 | 27 722 | 28 349 | 29 235 | 28 482 |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 100 081 | 101 361 | 103 191 | 104 712 | 107 400 | 109 456 | 111 055 | 112 768 |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 55 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 40 | .. |
| Last updated: 8 September 2014; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2014 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2014-en) | ||||||||||