Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: April 2020
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Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices
Purchasing power parity; percent change
1.969
0.196
-7.070
2.546
Switzerland
Unemployment rate
Percent of total labor force
2.547
2.306
2.725
2.600
Switzerland
General government net lending/borrowing
Percent of GDP
1.391
0.888
-5.060
-1.897
Switzerland
Current account balance
Percent of GDP
8.212
12.246
7.216
8.825
Country
Subject Descriptor
Units
Scale
Country/Series-specific Notes
2018
2019
2020
2021
Estimates Start After
Switzerland
Gross domestic product, constant prices
Percent change
Source: National Statistics Office
Latest actual data: 2019
National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2010
Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1980
2.744
0.917
-5.966
3.777
2019
Switzerland
Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices
Purchasing power parity; percent change
Source: National Statistics Office
Latest actual data: 2019
National accounts manual used: European System of Accounts (ESA) 2010
GDP valuation: Market prices
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
Base year: 2010
Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1980
1.969
0.196
-7.070
2.546
2019
Switzerland
Unemployment rate
Percent of total labor force
Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Latest actual data: 2019
Employment type: National definition
Primary domestic currency: Swiss franc
Data last updated: 04/2020
2.547
2.306
2.725
2.600
2019
Switzerland
General government net lending/borrowing
Percent of GDP
Source: Ministry of Finance or Treasury
Latest actual data: 2017
Fiscal assumptions: The authorities’ announced discretionary stimulus—as reflected in the fiscal projections for 2020—which is permitted within the context of the debt brake rule in the event of “exceptional circumstances”.
Start/end months of reporting year: January/December
GFS Manual used: Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) 2001
Basis of recording: Accrual
General government includes: Central Government; State Government; Local Government; Social Security Funds; Other;. Other refers to Cantons.
Valuation of public debt: Nominal value
1.391
0.888
-5.060
-1.897
2017
Switzerland
Current account balance
Percent of GDP
Source: Central Bank
Latest actual data: 2019
BOP Manual used: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)
8.212
12.246
7.216
8.825
2019
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database April 2020