Switzerland: Broad money (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Switzerland's broad money (current LCU) rose 3.3% on 2015 (from 1.21 trillion to 1.25 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 18.6% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.1% in 1974. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 62.74 billion a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1.46 trillion for 2019. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2014 to 2016 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 23.79 billion, against 66.93 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

Closest to Switzerland in the 2016 ranking

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 2: 11,888.8 trillion

What this measures

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 57 values

Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.79 trillion (2024)
• Armenia — 6.94 trillion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 49.86 billion (2025)
• Belarus — 54.35 billion (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 39.13 billion (2024)
• Bulgaria — 86.04 billion (2024)
• Czechia — 7.01 trillion (2024)
• Denmark — 1.83 trillion (2024)
• Georgia — 57.66 billion (2025)
• Hungary — 48.87 trillion (2024)
• Iceland — 3.08 trillion (2024)
• Kazakhstan

More financial sector data for Switzerland

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 152.58% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 1.46 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 744.57 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 152.59% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 105.67 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 0.15% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — -0.47% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 152.59% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 107.36 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Switzerland's broad money (current LCU)?

1.25 trillion in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 2,944% from 41.13 billion in 1960 (6.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.25 trillion in 2016 and the lowest 41.13 billion in 1960.

Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Switzerland?

In 2016, Switzerland's broad money (current LCU) rose 3.3% on 2015 (from 1.21 trillion to 1.25 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +5.1% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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