Switzerland Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Switzerland Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Switzerland Current Account surplus accounted for 3.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 7.3 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Switzerland Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1983 to Dec 2025, with an average value of 13.7 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.9 % in Mar 2010 and a record low of -9.3 % in Dec 2020.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Swiss National Bank provides Current Account Balance in local currency. State Secretariat for Economic Affairs provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Key information about Switzerland Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Switzerland, Current Account recorded a surplus of 12.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 6.1 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Switzerland Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 30.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 270.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Switzerland's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1983 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

What was Switzerland's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Switzerland Current Account surplus accounted for 3.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 7.3 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
3.2 Dec 2025	7.3 Sep 2025	-9.3 Dec 2020	14.9 Mar 2010	%	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Dec 2025

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