Switzerland Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
Switzerland BOP: Capital Account: Net
CH: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 841.177 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.621 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -2.169 USD bn from Dec 1991 to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.621 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of -29.501 USD bn in 2015. CH: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 841.177 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -55.667 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 24.100 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 8.289 USD bn from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.434 USD bn in 2010 and a record low of -55.667 USD bn in 2017. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -55,667.287 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 37.864 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.477 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 7.102 USD bn from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.892 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -24.926 USD bn in 2013. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 37,863.914 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 5.577 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.043 % for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.149 % from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.061 % in 2015 and a record low of -3.620 % in 2013. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.577 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at -17.803 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 84.578 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 16.659 USD bn from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.025 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -17.803 USD bn in 2017. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -17,803.373 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at -2.622 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.647 % for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 5.047 % from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.800 % in 2006 and a record low of -2.622 % in 2017. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2.622 2017 | yearly | 1983 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Net
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at 37.190 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 75.285 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 19.974 USD bn from Dec 1977 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114.285 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of -8.640 USD bn in 2008. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 37,189.623 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at -35.208 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -16.975 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 2.951 USD bn from Dec 1977 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.352 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of -35.208 USD bn in 2017. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -35,208.388 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 23.244 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.523 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 10.705 USD bn from Dec 1977 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.614 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of -31.545 USD bn in 2010. CH: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 23,243.638 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
CH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -30.210 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.459 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 4.949 USD bn from Dec 1977 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.678 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of -30.697 USD bn in 2009. CH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -30,209.512 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |
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Switzerland BOP: Reserves and Related Items
CH: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at 61.683 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 78.207 USD bn for 2016. CH: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 1.179 USD bn from Dec 1977 to 2017, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 184.517 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -17.673 USD bn in 2005. CH: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 61,682.794 2017 | yearly | 1977 - 2017 |