Germany vs Switzerland: Net investment in nonfinancial assets
Net investment in nonfinancial assets over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 135th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net investment in nonfinancial assets, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net investment in nonfinancial assets between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Germany ranks 135th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.