Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Switzerland

Switzerland: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 50.98 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
50.98
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 177 countries
All-time high
64.48
in 1996
All-time low
47.05
in 1970
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Switzerland is 50.98, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 64.48 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 47.05, in 1970.

Switzerland ranks 104th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Switzerland, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 51.29
1961 49.34 -3.8%
1962 48.96 -0.8%
1963 48.52 -0.9%
1964 47.89 -1.3%
1965 48.17 +0.6%
1966 48.67 +1.0%
1967 48.86 +0.4%
1968 48.91 +0.1%
1969 48.13 -1.6%
1970 47.05 -2.2%
1971 47.34 +0.6%
1972 48.16 +1.7%
1973 49.04 +1.8%
1974 50.38 +2.7%
1975 56.34 +11.8%
1976 59.04 +4.8%
1977 59.66 +1.0%
1978 60.95 +2.2%
1979 60.7 -0.4%
1980 59.09 -2.6%
1981 59.15 +0.1%
1982 61.06 +3.2%
1983 61.83 +1.2%
1984 61.01 -1.3%
1985 59.82 -1.9%
1986 59.66 -0.3%
1987 59.7 +0.1%
1988 58.85 -1.4%
1989 57.41 -2.5%
1990 56.55 -1.5%
1991 58.32 +3.1%
1992 59.95 +2.8%
1993 61.66 +2.8%
1994 62.36 +1.1%
1995 63.5 +1.8%
1996 64.48 +1.5%
1997 64.2 -0.4%
1998 63.34 -1.3%
1999 63.34 +0.0%
2000 61.71 -2.6%
2001 61.28 -0.7%
2002 61.83 +0.9%
2003 62.51 +1.1%
2004 61.51 -1.6%
2005 60.28 -2.0%
2006 58.25 -3.4%
2007 56.28 -3.4%
2008 55.09 -2.1%
2009 56.58 +2.7%
2010 55.31 -2.2%
2011 54.79 -0.9%
2012 54.59 -0.4%
2013 54.1 -0.9%
2014 53.28 -1.5%
2015 52.93 -0.7%
2016 52.42 -1.0%
2017 52.04 -0.7%
2018 51.01 -2.0%
2019 50.98 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.87 47.89 51.29 10
1970s 53.87 47.05 60.95 10
1980s 59.76 57.41 61.83 10
1990s 61.77 56.55 64.48 10
2000s 59.53 55.09 62.51 10
2010s 53.15 50.98 55.31 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 101 Burkina Faso 51.35 compare
  2. 102 Iceland 51.25 compare
  3. 103 Benin 51.12 compare
  4. 105 Hungary 50.87 compare
  5. 106 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.8 compare
  6. 107 Spain 50.44 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Switzerland?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Switzerland was 50.98 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 64.48 in 1996.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 47.05 in 1970.
How does Switzerland rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
Switzerland ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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