Switzerland's net foreign assets (current LCU) was 744.57 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 66.48% from 447.25 billion in 2015 (5.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 744.57 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 758.83 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 447.25 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 813.29 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 10.07 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 677.53 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 10.07 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Switzerland's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 8.3% on 2024 (from 687.75 billion to 744.57 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 16.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 44.9% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 27.9% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 16.06 billion a year. A straight line explains 32% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Switzerland had the 46th highest value of the 106 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Switzerland in the 2025 ranking
- Israel — 43rd of 106: 883.57 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 44th of 106: 883.16 billion
- Dominican Republic — 45th of 106: 793.12 billion
- Niger — 47th of 106: 736.2 billion
- Libya — 48th of 106: 501.95 billion
- Haiti — 49th of 106: 467.39 billion
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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 66 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 744,574,382,473 |
| 2024 | 687,750,545,279 |
| 2023 | 630,095,551,444 |
| 2022 | 694,974,852,948 |
| 2021 | 813,285,976,341 |
| 2020 | 758,833,705,176 |
| 2019 | 677,306,867,641 |
| 2018 | 633,824,862,811 |
| 2017 | 628,425,472,800 |
| 2016 | 506,230,982,571 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.12 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 305.82 billion (2025)
- Austria — 113.77 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 25.43 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 11.41 billion (2021)
- Belgium — 180.33 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 23.03 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 46.19 billion (2024)
- Croatia — 21.73 billion (2024)
- Cyprus — 31.88 billion (2024)
- Czechia
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)
- 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)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.83 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Switzerland's net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- 744.57 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 7,294% from 10.07 billion in 1960 (6.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 813.29 billion in 2021 and the lowest 10.07 billion in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank?
- 46th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Switzerland?
- In 2025, Switzerland's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 8.3% on 2024 (from 687.75 billion to 744.57 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.6% and a typical year strayed about 16.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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.AST.NFRG.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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