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Employment Breakdown
in the Industrial Sector

Employment by Sectors
in 1,000
Primary sector
167.1
Agriculture
Secondary sector
1,073.5
Industry, crafts
Tertiary sector
3,473.5
Services
696.7
a) Trade
b) Banking, insurance 257.9
c) Hotel and
restaurant business 248.2
196.7
d) Public entities
2,073.9
e) Miscellaneous
Total

in %
3.5
22.8
73.7
14.8
5.5

Food,beverages,
tobacco6.3%

Textiles, apparel, shoes 1.6%

Chemicals6.5%

Metalprocessing

9.8%

Machinery,equipment,
vehicles
9.8%
Construction31.2%

5.2
4.2
44.0

Watchmaking,precision
instruments10.2%

4,714.1 100.0

Miscellaneous24.6%

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Switzerland: Country and Population

Country
Geographical situation: Switzerland is situated between the 45th and the 48th
degrees of latitude and the 5th and the 11th meridians of longitude. Switzerland
borders on the following countries: Germany 346 km, France 572 km, Italy 734 km,
Austria 165 km and Liechtenstein 41 km.
Of the total surface area of 41,285 km2, 74.5% are productive (30.8% forests,
36.9% arable land and 6.8% residential areas) and 25.5% are covered by water,
unproductive land or bear no vegetation.53
The largest agglomerations (number of habitants) are: 2 Zurich 1,185,214; Geneva 527,764; Basel 501,285; Bern 352,470; Lausanne 334,908; Lucerne 209,224;
Saint Gall 150,012; Winterthur 139,373; and Lugano 136,414.

Population
Resident population: 7,952,555, including 22.8% foreigners.
Change in permanent resident population 19801990: +6.6%, 19902000:
+6.7%, 20002011: +10.4%.
Age groups: 0 to 19 years 20.6%, 20 to 64 years 62.2%, 65 years and over 17.2%.
Religions: 3 Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Moslems 4.3%, other 3.2%,
none 11.1%, not reported 4.3%.
Employment: 8 no. of people in work 4,714,104 or 59.3% of resident population.
Breakdown: 3.5% in forestry and agriculture; 22.8% in industry, crafts and construction; 73.7% in services sector. No. of non-Swiss in labor force: 1,318,112 or
28.0% of the active population.

Energy and Waste 12

Energy sources54 include: oil (44.8%), nuclear fuel (23.1%), water (11.3%), gas
(10.6%) and other (10.1%). Per capita costs for energy are 3,879 Swiss francs, or
5.6% of GDP per capita (2000: 5.7%). Foreign dependence is 78.5%. The main
energy consumers are transportation (33.7%), households (29.8%), industry
(18.8%) and services (16.3%). Per capita waste58: 961 kg, of which 357 kg per
person are recycled.

Politics

Private consumption
Public consumption
Construction expenditure
Equipment and software
Inventory changes
Exports of goods
Exports of services
Imports of goods
Imports of services
Gross Domestic Product
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Construction
Trade and hospitality industry
Financial intermediation and insurances
Public administration and social insurances
Gross National Income
Income from abroad
Income transfers abroad

2010

2011

311.4
62.0
50.1
58.1
6.8
188.4
88.4
171.7
46.2
535.6
6.0
105.4
28.3
110.6
120.4
135.4
555.0
104.6
85.3

319.0
63.1
52.0
63.0
8.5
204.3
90.6
187.6
44.8
550.6
5.8
111.5
29.4
114.7
118.7
139.4
593.0
124.2
81.7

323.6
64.9
54.5
64.6
7.2
208.6
90.2
189.0
45.0
564.8
5.9
113.6
30.4
116.4
124.0
142.6
601.3
118.6
82.2

7.9
3.6
17.4
5.4
24.2

6.3
1.1
0.0
6.5
9.1

0.7
3.2
20.2
4.8
11.2

10.7

11.1

3.6

Industrial Production index change in percent

Overall industrial production 4
Food, beverages, tobacco
Textiles and apparel
Chemicals
Machine and equipment construction
Electronics and precision mechanics
(incl. watchmaking)

Native Speakers in % of Population3

Form of government: The Swiss Confederation (founded in 1291) has been a

Federal Republic since 1848 and is composed of 26 cantons, of which 6 are halfcantons. The government, or Federal Council, is a collegial board consisting of seven
members. Parliament consists of two chambers with equal rights: the Council of
States (cantonal representation) with 46 members and the National Council (representation body of the people) with 200 members.
Political groups: The 200 seats of the National Council (representative body of
the people) and the 46 seats of the Council of States (cantonal representation) are
distributed among the following groups (as of 31 December 2011): Swiss Peoples
Party 56 (National Council)/6 (Council of States), Socialdemocrats 46/11, Christian
Democrats/EPP 31/13, Parliamentary Group FDP-The Liberals 30/11, Green Party
15/2, Green Liberal Party 12/2, BDP fraction 9/1, no group 1/.

2009

Value Added in billion Swiss francs

Basel

Zurich

Bern

Geneva
Lugano

German (63.7%)

Italian (6.5%)

French (20.4%)

Romansh (0.5%)

Other (9.0%), cannot be allocated regionally

Main Sources
Federal Office for Statistics, Swiss National Bank, Federal Finance Administration,
Federal Tax Administration, Federal Customs Administration, OECD, International
Monetary Fund, Eurostat, UNO, GEOSTAT, Gault Millau Switzerland 2011, Swiss
hiking trails (Schweizer Wanderwege), UNESCO, UBS estimates and calculations.

Cantons: Switzerland is formed by 26 cantons (states):

ZH = Zurich, BE = Bern, LU = Lucerne, UR = Uri, SZ = Schwyz, OW = Obwalden, NW
= Nidwalden, GL = Glarus, ZG = Zug, FR = Fribourg, SO = Solothurn, BS = BaselStadt, BL = Basel-Landschaft, SH = Schaffhausen, AR = Appenzell Ausserrhoden,
AI = Appenzell Innerrhoden, SG = Saint Gall, GR = Grisons, AG = Argovia, TG = Thurgovia, TI = Ticino, VD = Vaud, VS = Valais, NE = Neuchtel, GE = Geneva, JU = Jura.

2009

2010

2011

Banking Statistics21

143.1
38.5
46.2
58.4

83.2
39.5
32.8
10.9

0.5
0.3
1.6
2.0

0.5
0.2
1.3
1.7

0.5
0.1
1.0
0.7

1,291.9
735.9
471.8
2,713.0
4,510

1,295.4
769.3
493.5
2,755.9
4,453

1,336.5
811.1
524.0
2,838.2
4,245

Cantonal banks
Big banks
Regional and savings banks
Raiffeisen banks
Other Swiss banks
Foreign-controlled banks
Branches of foreign banks
Private banks
Total

421.5
1,482.1
96.1
147.2
184.1
312.7
24.9
45.8
2,714.5

Number of
employees
17,404
59,392
4,004
8,068
13,372
23,463
1,468
4,842
132,013

Foreign portion in %
of balance sheets
Assets Liabilities
12.3
12.0
72.5
70.1
2.2
2.1
4.2
3.8
38.1
39.7
69.8
68.8
50.8
75.6
36.0
48.1
53.5
52.5

180.5
33.7
71.8
32.4
3.7
8.3
160.2
37.4
70.5
40.2
12.1
20.3
3.6
45.8
11.8
13.2
61.2
3.8
24.8
32.6

193.5
36.4
75.9
37.0
3.4
8.5
174.0
42.4
76.2
42.0
13.4
19.5
6.0
50.9
31.2
12.8
82.8
4.5
102.6
24.3

197.8
36.9
74.6
41.1
3.2
8.4
174.1
42.5
75.2
40.9
15.5
23.7
7.5
49.8
29.2
11.6
83.7
4.5
105.2
25.9

Imports and Exports Breakdown by Country 2011

Imports 32
from
US

Ch

ina

4.

Exports 32
to

Other
World
10.0%
Germany
33.6%

5%

3.6

Germany
20.2%

Other World
25.5%

%
EU (27)
80.1%

Other EU (27)
23.4%

USA
10.1%

France
8.9%
UK Italy
3.3% 10.9%

Value of imported goods:

174,110 million CHF

France
7.3%

UE (27)
56.9%

Japan 3.2%

Italy
7.9%
UK
4.2%

Total assets
billion CHF

2011

4.3

129.3
31.3
67.9
30.1

8%

5,343.5
985.6
863.1
489.0

1.

5,790.6
1,026.9
963.6
472.7

Total Swiss exports fob32/39

Machinery and electronics
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Precision instruments, watchmaking, jewellery
Textiles, apparel and shoes
Agriculture and forestry
Total Swiss imports cif32/40
Raw materials, semi-finished products
Consumer goods
Capital goods
Energy resources
Balance of trade32
Balance on trade in other goods
Balance on trade in services
Balance on labor and capital income
Balance on current transfers
Current account balance33
Balance on financial transfers
Balance on capital transactions34
Errors and omissions

n
pa

314.2
49.4
257.5
55.7
7.8
52.7

Ja

252.4
44.0
203.8
51.5
10.2
9.0

Capital Market
Total issues29 in billion Swiss francs
Domestic Swiss franc bond issues
Foreign Swiss franc bond issues
Share issues48
Interest rates and yields20 in percent
Special rate bottleneck financing facility
90-day LIBOR, Swiss francs
Medium-term notes30
Yield on Swiss government bonds31
Banks 20 in billion Swiss francs
Loans
of which mortgages
Savings deposits22
Combined balance sheet total
Securities holdings in client accounts

2010

ina

Swiss National Bank20

Monetary reserves
139.7
Gold holdings
38.2
Currency holdings
94.7
Bank notes in circulation
50.0
M2 money supply, change in %8
33.0
Central bank money supply, s.a., change in %8
99.9
Security markets and investment trusts20
Swiss share index (SPI, 1987 = 1,000)
5,626.4
Swiss Stock Exchange equity turnover
959.8
Stock Exchange capitalization (SPI)
916.6
Combined investment trust assets net
431.5

2009

Foreign Trade/Balance of Payments in billion Swiss francs

Ch

Banks and Security Market in billion Swiss francs

Other EU (27)
17.4%

Value of exported goods:

197,794 million CHF

UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves

13
Zurich

Basel

9
13

11 13

International Investment Position 201135 in billion Swiss francs

Swiss assets
Direct investments
Portfolio investments
Other assets36
Monetary reserves
Total

933.3
1,020.8
966.6
311.4
3,232.1

Swiss direct investments

abroad (in % 2010)

Swiss liabilities
Direct investments
Portfolio investments
Other liabilities
Total
Net assets

USA and Canada

23.8
15.6
12.1

Central and South Am. 0.3

Asia, Africa
1.2
and Oceania

10
8
6

549.0
648.7
1,148.0
2,345.7
886.4

83.4
15.1

13
2

12

Foreign direct investments

in Switzerland (in % 2010)
Europe

48.5

1
Bern

8
4

13
3

Geneva

Lugano
5

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Old city of Bern

Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve
Three castles of Bellinzona
Convent of St.John, Mstair
Monte San Giorgio
Rhaetian Railway
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

8
9
10
11

www.unesco.ch

Swiss National Park

Abbey of Saint Gall
Tectonic Arena Sardona
Watchmaking industry in
La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle
12 Lavaux, vineyard terraces
13 Prehistoric Pile dwellings

The Swiss Cantons

ZH

BE

LU

UR

SZ

OW

NW

GL

ZG

FR

SO

Zurich
1351
171
34
1,729
44.4

Bern
1353
382
26
5,959
52.7

Lucerne
1332
87
10
1,493
57.5

Altdorf
1291
20
1
1,077
52.4

Schwyz
1291
30
4
908
50.5

Sarnen
1291
7
1
491
45.3

Stans
1291
11
1
276
48.9

Glarus
1352
3
1
685
47.1

Zug
1352
11
3
239
51.3

Fribourg
1481
165
7
1,671
61.4

Solothurn
1481
120
7
790
42.8

1,392.0
20.3
342.0
24.6
805
1.55
25.8

984.7
3.7
134.7
13.7
165
1.52
31.2

381.9
19.1
64.1
16.8
256
1.56
26.0

35.4
3.9
3.5
9.8
33
1.61
30.7

147.9
33.4
27.9
18.9
163
1.57
24.3

35.9
22.4
4.9
13.7
73
1.60
25.5

41.3
25.6
4.9
11.8
150
1.41
26.4

39.2
3.3
8.4
21.3
57
1.36
28.9

115.1
34.7
28.3
24.6
482
1.56
24.2

284.5
36.7
54.3
19.1
170
1.68
22.9

256.9
13.5
50.6
19.7
325
1.48
29.0

13,950
15,673
1,723
6,012
4,379
4.78
9.72
17.80
0.33
2.06
21.17
123.0
428

10,019
9,962
57
5,521
5,635
5.84
12.86
21.71
2.52
4.50
21.64
74.9
1,064

3,459
3,410
50
1,272
3,368
5.58
10.72
18.38
1.31
2.36
12.20
76.0
363

389
378
11
132
3,718
5.57
10.24
15.84
0.51
2.16
15.10
58.9
86

1,168
1,216
48
291
1,985
4.08
7.39
13.65
0.00
1.41
13.95
149.5
106

296
297
1
83
2,333
6.26
9.57
14.92
1.13
1.43
12.66
81.1
36

357
356
1
245
5,980
4.73
9.59
16.04
0.88
1.26
12.66
123.2
14

371
363
8
203
5,258
6.16
10.63
17.84
0.95
3.24
16.46
66.1
74

1,382
1,297
85
481
4,255
2.04
4.50
10.98
0.00
1.65
15.11
250.1
262

3,447
3,444
3
1,001
3,595
5.99
11.92
20.69
4.69
6.71
19.63
71.5
469

1,918
1,899
19
737
2,889
7.42
13.14
21.57
1.53
3.31
21.85
79.6
176

809.4
189.9
3.1
31,225
26,319
3,375
64,455
106,039
7,529
9,630
0.65
489
55.2
423
1,794
378
18,571
32,041
13,470

542.6
66.8
2.1
15,598
19,339
2,859
52,519
83,958
4,015
2,345
1.26
496
50.0
481
1,844
416
13,301
12,423
878

196.6
29.9
2.1
7,268
5,366
3,607
55,252
93,692
2,442
1,230
0.80
500
51.5
663
1,968
339
4,524
6,989
2,465

16.6
1.8
1.2
496
509
2,317
47,079
88,432
131
59
0.79
509
45.4
1,011
2,948
319
461
300
161

64.6
11.3
1.6
5,621
3,338
2,342
82,323
122,368
934
1,177
0.70
599
61.5
782
2,175
329
1,417
1,746
329

18.5
2.7
0.9
1,963
585
2,708
59,457
104,312
274
323
0.85
561
51.5
875
2,563
310
773
457
316

19.5
2.3
1.0
2,271
846
2,683
79,253
105,671
178
65
1.00
590
57.9
843
2,295
292
856
667
189

19.1
3.9
2.1
1,338
746
2,262
53,371
87,729
153
69
1.27
542
52.2
713
2,801
331
614
546
68

83.0
17.9
2.1
17,386
3,699
3,198
86,635
136,636
851
1,016
0.27
599
79.6
505
1,918
327
8,083
6,483
1,600

117.4
21.9
2.6
6,837
5,676
3,061
39,782
85,459
2,273
1,326
0.77
558
62.5
739
2,736
359
8,332
4,280
4,052

122.2
23.8
2.6
3,796
4,710
3,726
49,943
103,524
1,253
576
2.09
555
51.3
627
2,215
361
4,658
6,991
2,333

1.4
251
37/48
66.5
1,474
7,076
3.0

2.9
641
60/29
61.0
1,800
9,859
8.0

4.9
587
43/32
59.8
1,071
11,959
3.7

4.1
215
44/39
63.2
620
6,885
13.3

1.3
132
80/19
58.6
1,120
19,607
2.5

5.0
299
47/41
55.5
551
8,853
14.4

1.3
431
64/31
61.7
1,759
10,944
5.8

2.2
356
51/43
57.6
1,300
11,171
1.3

Data normally refer to the year 2011

Capital
Year of entry into Swiss Confederation
Number of communities 7
Representatives in National Council
Area1 in km2
Agricult. prod. land as share of the total prod. land in % 1

Population 9
Residents in 1,000
Change 19902011 in %
Foreigners in 1,000
Share of foreigners in %
Density of population: residents per km2
Total fertility rate 12
Old-age ratio 19

Public Finance and Taxes56

Cantonal revenues, in million CHF11
Cantonal expenditures, in million CHF11
Balance revenues/expenditures, in million CHF11
Cantonal debt, in million CHF12/13
Per capita, in CHF
income CHF 50,000, in %16
Tax
burden12 income CHF 100,000, in %16
income CHF 200,000, in %16
wealth CHF 200,000, in 17
wealth CHF 1,000,000, in 17
Tax on earnings for juristic person in %7/57
Federal financial transfer system Resource index 27
Total net payments in million CHF15/27

Economy and Living Standard20

Employed in 1,000 10
Foreign labor force in 1,000 10
Unemployment rate in %8
Companies20 Number of stock corporations
Number of sole proprietor companies
Banks21 Residents per bank subsidiary
Savings deposits, CHF per inhabitant 22
Mortgages, CHF per inhabitant
Construction Newly built housing units 12
Housing units approved for construction 24
Housing vacancy rate in % 25
Traffic Automobiles per 1,000 inhabitants 26
New car registrations per 1,000 inhabitants
Health Inhabitants per physician 12
Inhabitants per dentist 12
Premium of basic health care insurance in CHF 28
Foreign trade in million CHF Exports 32
Imports 32
Cantonal trade balance

Tourism in the Cantons: Interesting Figures and Facts to Remember

Hotel rooms per km2 cantonal surface
Hotel overnights in 1,000 51
Share of Swiss / European hotel guests in %
Share of summer overnights in Swiss hotels in %
Kilometers of hiking trails
Residents per restaurant with Gault Millau rating
Water surface as share of total area in %1

8.0
4,461
28/46
56.7
2,745
16,000
5.5

3.1
4,885
48/34
59.8
10,107
8,714
3.3

4.4
1,735
38/30
63.5
2,500
9,092
5.5

BS

Basel

BL

SH

AR

Liestal Schaffhausen Herisau

AI

SG

AG

TG

TI

VD

VS

NE

GE

JU

Switzerland

Chur

Bellinzona

Bern

Aarau

Frauenfeld

Lausanne

Sion

Neuchtel

Geneva

Delmont

1501
3
5
37
12.7

1501
86
7
518
40.8

1501
27
2
298
44.5

1513
20
1
243
55.6

1513
6
1
173
59.4

1803
1803
85
176
12
5
53
2,026  7,105 53
53
55.0  51.1 53

1803
219
15
1,404
45.2

1803
80
6
991
60.7

1803
157
8
2,812 53
21.0 53

1803
326
18
3,212
50.6

1815
141
7
5,224
40.8

1815
53
5
803
47.1

1815
45
11
282
46.3

1979
64
2
839
49.2

2,495
200
41,285
48.6

186.2
3.3
61.6
33.1
5,033
1.33
33.1

275.3
19.3
54.0
19.6
532
1.52
33.1

77.1
7.2
18.2
23.6
258
1.35
32.2

53.3
3.2
7.7
14.4
219
1.65
29.5

15.7
14.3
1.6
10.1
91
1.71
28.8

483.1
14.5
106.9
22.1
239
1.57
26.5

193.3
7.4
32.9
17.0
27
1.33
29.4

618.1
24.4
137.7
22.3
440
1.60
25.1

251.9
22.7
55.7
22.1
254
1.51
25.0

336.9
16.3
88.3
26.2
120
1.38
34.5

725.8
23.5
229.2
31.6
226
1.66
25.7

316.8
24.3
67.0
21.2
61
1.56
28.3

173.1
7.3
40.5
23.4
216
1.65
30.2

460.3
21.2
181.0
39.3
1,630
1.48
25.9

70.5
7.1
8.9
12.7
84
1.71
31.5

7,952.6
17.0
1,814.8
22.8
193
1.54
27.6

4,630
4,413
217
4,689
25,352
0.86
12.86
23.55
2.25
5.15
22.48
148.9
100

2,771
2,868
97
1,554
5,664
2.68
10.33
20.64
0.69
6.49
20.70
101.5
11

640
652
11
233
3,047
5.50
11.15
19.36
1.12
4.46
15.97
99.3
8

445
450
5
105
1,978
6.24
11.45
19.44
0.98
3.55
12.66
78.3
59

145
145
0
16
1,051
4.64
8.86
15.73
1.41
2.54
14.16
82.3
17

4,397
4,462
65
1,269
2,650
4.26
11.40
20.36
1.15
3.90
16.88
76.7
411

2,681
2,578
103
846
4,393
2.61
9.22
17.79
1.68
3.32
16.68
80.2
273

4,953
4,939
15
2,560
4,187
3.64
9.43
17.69
0.28
3.10
18.87
87.3
191

1,797
1,769
28
665
2,677
3.82
10.80
18.60
0.00
2.51
16.51
76.6
214

3,220
3,204
16
2,216
6,640
2.56
9.70
19.99
0.00
4.20
20.72
99.3
32

8,424
8,081
343
5,166
7,242
3.73
13.63
21.65
3.21
6.51
23.48
107.6
29

3,053
3,046
7
1,408
4,502
5.64
10.02
20.01
2.84
5.01
21.57
67.1
524

1,954
1,951
3
1,469
8,534
5.77
14.70
24.26
3.12
6.91
20.95
96.0
156

8,253
8,060
193
13,582
29,674
0.25
9.02
20.20
0.60
4.87
24.17
148.8
246

818
817
1
407
5,811
6.08
13.86
22.71
2.07
4.05
21.27
63.8
145

84,938 14
85,728 14
790 14
52,165 14
6,628 18
4.30 18
10.93 18
19.62 18
1.42 18
3.96 18
20.00 18
100.0
3,102

159.5
63.6
3.5
4,560
3,717
2,689
93,071
76,539
372
159
0.48
357
53.6
246
1,194
500
45,508
6,214
39,294

127.8
39.6
2.9
4,528
4,740
4,619
55,188
107,410
1,266
679
0.44
508
48.0
460
1,939
409
7,932
12,614
4,682

39.9
11.4
2.4
1,607
1,535
2,624
48,695
96,484
364
280
1.04
537
46.5
543
2,142
364
1,576
2,681
1,105

22.9
3.9
1.5
1,760
1,105
4,045
54,554
89,713
124
114
1.99
532
49.1
627
550
307
1,082
550
532

7.3
0.9
1.0
882
262
2,636
64,124
88,408
47
58
0.72
541
54.8
984
2,624
292
105
91
14

255.7
103.2
56.1
24.2
2.4
1.6
10,561
5,469
9,774
4,730
2,857
1,628
51,034 55,117
92,010 127,205
2,576
1,499
1,771
1,125
1.46
0.91
523
529
50.5
50.7
606
591
2,047
2,148
344
319
10,717
2,073
8,798
2,000
1,919
73

285.2
66.4
2.9
9,857
10,694
3,849
56,837
109,894
3,666
2,919
1.54
563
56.3
648
2,192
360
9,695
27,227
17,532

115.1
26.9
2.3
5,251
5,254
3,857
50,191
106,827
1,881
1,313
1.45
584
51.0
743
2,863
344
4,161
4,497
336

181.0
76.4
4.6
15,726
5,775
1,851
44,824
105,243
1,606
2,328
0.77
618
74.2
519
1,597
407
9,548
9,750
202

340.1
110.7
5.0
12,691
16,812
4,342
37,826
83,127
5,042
3,881
0.52
517
64.5
434
2,050
419
12,541
7,520
5,021

140.8
32.0
3.8
6,515
7,640
3,156
47,481
85,101
3,075
1,665
1.02
605
54.3
690
2,475
330
2,985
4,131
1,146

91.0
27.9
4.9
2,798
3,240
3,918
30,108
66,859
349
200
1.19
530
55.2
514
1,945
395
10,761
4,631
6,130

277.2
126.5
6.0
16,727
9,574
2,551
42,669
81,185
1,557
1,168
0.25
474
53.4
298
1,731
463
17,563
12,144
5,419

36.9
8.8
3.5
1,558
1,629
2,221
37,671
83,851
175
89
1.88
559
60.2
705
3,918
391
1,122
1,456
334

4,193.0
1,047.4
3.1
194,289
157,614
3,076
53,740
96,091
43,632
35,565
0.94
523
55.6 14
494
1,935
382
204,529 14
181,727 14
22,802

2.2
132
46/44
63.1
491
5,508
1.3

4.3
142
72/24
64.4
732
5,331
0.8

4.0
162
84/14
73.5
556
5,247
1.2

2.4
697
52/41
54.7
1,654
23,775
2.7

2.1
407
61/36
60.8
1,064
10,497
14.3

3.6
3.2
2,372
2,564
57/36
39/45
72.7
57.4
4,152
3,290
5,710
7,804
4.3 5312.8

3.2
4,078
50/41
46.0
8,499
5,557
1.6

1.6
230
50/39
61.2
1,322
10,820
11.2

32.6
2,838
21/44
53.9
341
10,230
14.8

1.1
103
85/13
66.0
1,124
7,837
0.6

3.4
35,486
44/40
55.7
64,429
9,524
4.5

103.8
2.7
1,079
271
28/50
52/38
53.0
54.5
52
1,196  1,196 52
15,518
55,064
4.4
1.0

Appenzell Saint Gall

GR

2.7
3.2
1,053
5,366
55/39
53/43
54.7
45.2
4,353 10,608
10,980
2,479
4.8 531.5 53

Switzerland Compared
to Other Countries in 2011
Population, in million55
Area in 1,000 km2
Inhabitants per km2
Labor force, in million37
Unemployment rate in %8/38
Gross domestic product, in billion USD 50
Change in real terms 2010/2011 in %
Gross domestic product per capita, in USD
Consumer prices
index change8 in percent
Industrial production 4
Retail sales in real terms
Hourly wages in industry
Exported goods fob, in billion USD 39
Change 2010/2011 in %50
Imported goods cif, in billion USD 40
Change 2010/2011 in %50
Swiss imports (goods) from , in billion USD 32
Swiss exports (goods) to , in billion USD 32
Trade balance, in billion USD
Balance on current account, in billion USD
Budget balance, as a % of GDP 41
Government debt, as a % of GDP 41
Fiscal burden, as a % of GDP 12/42
VAT in %43
Monetary reserves, in billion USD 20/45
Dollar rate 46
Euro rate 47
3-month interest rate8 
in percent
Yield on 10-year government bonds8
8
Stock price index, change 2010/2011
Value added in tourism, in billion USD
as a % of GDP

Eurozone
(17)

Germany

France

Italy

Austria

UK

USA

Japan

China

India

Switzerland

331.3
2,712.2
122
157.5
10.2
12,938.8
1.6
39,055

82.2
357.0
230
42.4
6.0
3,518.6
2.5
42,805

63.1
551.5
114
29.0
9.7
2,750.7
1.6
43,593

60.8
301.3
202
25.3
8.4
2,181.4
1.1
35,878

8.4
83.9
100
4.4
4.2
405.7
2.4
48,330

62.4
243.6
256
31.9
8.0
2,471.9
1.7
39,614

313.1
9,826.7
32
159.3
9.0
15,227.1
2.8
48,636

126.5
377.9
335
66.0
4.6
5,821.9
1.4
46,024

1,347.6
9,597.0
140
807.1
6.5
6,515.9
9.6
4,835

1,241.5
3,287.3
378
481.1
9.8
1,704.1
8.2
1,373

8.0
41.3
193
4.9
3.1
637.1
1.9
80,112

2.7
3.5
0.6
3.3

2.5
8.9
1.2
2.5

2.3
2.3
2.9
2.5

2.9
0.1
1.6
2.5

3.6
7.4
1.2
2.3

4.5
1.3
0.2
1.5

3.1
4.0
4.6
1.8

0.3
3.6
0.9
2.1

5.4
13.7
17.1
n.a.

8.3
5.6
n.a.
n.a.

0.2
0.7
1.3
1.0

2,414.3
18.5
2,424.1
18.1
142.4
108.3
9.8
42.6

1,475.9
17.0
1,250.9
18.9
66.0
45.0
225.0
205.4

597.2
14.0
713.2
17.2
17.4
16.2
116.0
59.9

525.6
17.0
560.3
14.5
21.4
17.8
34.7
69.1

178.6
16.7
191.4
20.2
8.9
6.8
12.8
8.1

479.2
16.8
638.9
13.6
6.4
9.3
159.7
46.4

1,497.4
15.8
2,235.7
15.4
8.8
22.6
738.3
473.4

825.0
6.9
854.1
23.2
3.9
7.2
29.1
120.6

1,894.5
20.3
1,746.0
24.9
7.1
9.5
148.5
372.2

298.3
35.5
447.6
27.8
1.2
3.3
149.3
62.5

223.2
20.3
196.7
17.8

26.5
94.4

1.2
86.9
36.3
19.0
238.9

5.7
98.6
42.9
19.6
172.2

3.6
127.7
43.0
21.0
173.3

3.4
79.9
42.0
20.0
25.2

9.4
90.0
35.0
20.0
121.9

1.2
43.5
18.4
17.0
285.4

6.8
51.6
7.2
12.5
296.7

0.8
42.0
29.8
8.0
332.0

0.7181
1.0000

0.7181
1.0000

0.7181
1.0000

0.7181
1.0000

0.7181
1.0000

0.6234
0.8677

1.0000
1.3925

79.6900
110.9800

6.4634
9.0023

46.6774
64.8360

0.8866
1.2328

1.4
4.3
3.4

1.4
2.6
4.8

1.4
3.3
1.9

1.4
5.4
8.7

1.4
3.3
0.9

0.9
3.1
4.1

0.3
2.8
8.9

0.3
1.1
7.3

5.1
3.9
5.7

8.0
8.3
2.1

0.1
1.5
6.8

409.3
3.2

58.3
1.7

102.8
3.7

71.6
3.3

20.2
5.0

56.1
2.3

434.4
2.9

123.6
2.1

181.5
2.8

36.2
2.1

15.6
2.4

4.0
95.6
39.0
n.a. 44
863.1

Notes/Sources: Unless otherwise indicated, data refer to 2011 and represent to some
extent estimates or provisional information.
1
2004/2009 area statistics/231 December 2010/3 2000 census/4Excluding the building
and construction trade/5Income from alcohol control, National Bank transactions,
radio, wireless networks etc./6Wage index (FSO)/71 January 2012/8Annual average/
9
Permanent resident population at the end of the year/10Corporate census 3rd quarter
2008/11Current account/income statement 2011/12 2010/13Indebtedness = borrowings deferred income provisions/14Total of cantons/15Resource levelling, cost
compensation and hardship relief/16Federal, cantonal, municipal and church taxes on
gross income of a married person without children residing in the cantonal capital/
17
Cantonal, municipal and church taxes on net worth of a married person without
children residing in the cantonal capital/18Weighted according to population/19Ratio
of persons over 64 to persons in the 2064 age range; permanent resident population/
20
End of year/21End of 2010/22Due to clients on savings and deposit accounts, mediumterm notes/23December average/24Number of permits for new apartments not yet in
construction, end of 2010/251 June 2011/26End of September 2011/27 2012/28September 2011; estimated average premiums for 2012 (including accident cover) for
mid-range insurance for an adult with an ordinary deductible/29Issue value/30Representative group of banks/31Maturity 10 years/32Excluding precious metals, precious
and semiprecious stones, works of art or antiques/33Current account surplus: more
exports than imports/34Negative balance: capital export/35Assets = Swiss assets or
claims abroad; liabilities = foreign assets or claims in Switzerland/36Excluding monetary
reserves/37Employed and unemployed/38 Standardized/39fob = free on board/40cif
= cost, insurance, freight/41Gross; central government, regional and local authorities,
and social security/42Tax and social insurance contributions/43 Normal rate/44No value

10.0
97.6
24.8
n.a.44
146.7

8.9
211.7
26.949
5.0
1,295.8

Origin of Guests, Measured in Overnights 201151

3
Switzerland
44.4%
2

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Switzerland
Germany
Other EU
BRIC61
Japan
Asia60
NAFTA59
Other countries

44.4%
14.7%
22.3%
5.2%
1.4%
2.1%
5.0%
4.9%

Number of hotel overnights: 35.5 million

added/sales tax at EU or federal level/45Official reserve assets (at approximate market

values)/46National currency units per USD (annual average)/47National currency units
49
per euro (annual average)/48Swiss All Share Index
/
2009/50 Nominal/51Hotels,
spas or therapy centres/52Kilometers of hiking trails for the two half-cantons of Basel
are published together/531992/1997 area statistics/54 Gross consumption/551 July 2011/
56
Without the communities/57Effective maximal rate in the cantonal capital/58Excluding
construction waste/59United States, Canada, Mexico/60Excluding Japan and China/
61
BRIC = Brazil, Russia, India, China