Switzerland's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) was −US$27.33 billion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 338.71% from US$11.45 billion in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$27.33 billion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | −US$26.22 billion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$11.45 billion | 2013 |
| Highest | US$33.59 billion | 2005 |
| Lowest | −US$37.45 billion | 2008 |
| Average since 2014 | −US$16.32 billion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$7.75 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Switzerland's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$4.77 billion on 2022 (from −US$22.56 billion to −US$27.33 billion).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was −US$1.12 billion and a typical year strayed about US$16.28 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 US$45.45 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$39.43 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$3.75 billion a year. A straight line explains 74% 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.
Closest to Switzerland in the 2023 ranking
- Isle of Man — 1st of 3: −US$280.61 million
- Liechtenstein — 2nd of 3: −US$479.81 million
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 29 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -27,331,581,876 |
| 2022 | -22,563,804,646 |
| 2021 | -29,286,230,810 |
| 2020 | -25,315,239,879 |
| 2019 | -25,051,063,873 |
| 2018 | -26,215,461,626 |
| 2017 | -9,613,085,314 |
| 2016 | -4,000,136,415 |
| 2015 | 7,015,526,802 |
| 2014 | -805,763,419 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — −US$58.23 million (2025)
- Armenia — −US$870.74 million (2025)
- Austria — −US$1.03 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — −US$1.99 billion (2025)
- Belarus — −US$1.1 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$10.96 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$186,950 (2025)
- Bulgaria — −US$6.7 billion (2025)
- Croatia — −US$1.11 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Switzerland
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.08 trillion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$929.64 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.04 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 867.55 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$848.58 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 808.09 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$114,769 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 95,414 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$93,328 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 88,875 (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Switzerland's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)?
- −US$27.33 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 452.8% from US$7.75 billion in 1995. The highest value was US$33.59 billion in 2005 and the lowest −US$37.45 billion in 2008.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Switzerland?
- In 2023, Switzerland's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) fell US$4.77 billion on 2022 (from −US$22.56 billion to −US$27.33 billion). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2022), the average change was −US$1.12 billion and a typical year strayed about US$16.28 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 NY.GSR.NFCY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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