Sweden vs Switzerland: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Sweden
584.37 billion
in 2008
Switzerland
506.31 billion
in 2016
Sweden rank
53rd
Switzerland rank
56th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 584.37 billion against 506.31 billion in Switzerland, a difference of 78.06 billion.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 56th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 2.65 billion 7.17 billion 4.52 billion Switzerland
1960s 5.00 billion 15.50 billion 10.50 billion Switzerland
1970s 11.28 billion 51.19 billion 39.91 billion Switzerland
1980s -56.63 billion 85.59 billion 142.22 billion Switzerland
1990s -78.27 billion 109.75 billion 188.03 billion Switzerland
2000s 269.86 billion 170.83 billion 99.03 billion Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Sweden or Switzerland?
Sweden, at 584.37 billion against 506.31 billion in Switzerland as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Sweden and Switzerland?
78.06 billion, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2008.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Sweden ranks 53rd and Switzerland ranks 56th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.