Broad money in Switzerland
Switzerland: Broad money was 1.25 trillion current LCU in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.25 trillion current LCU for broad money in 2016. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Switzerland peaked at 1.25 trillion current LCU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.13 billion current LCU, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.13 billion current LCU | 41.13 billion current LCU | 99.64 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 138.09 billion current LCU | 109.87 billion current LCU | 179.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 273.64 billion current LCU | 180.26 billion current LCU | 365.15 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 468.91 billion current LCU | 368.20 billion current LCU | 637.93 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 673.03 billion current LCU | 529.93 billion current LCU | 839.11 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 trillion current LCU | 885.27 billion current LCU | 1.25 trillion current LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 167.8% (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.2 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.18 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 506.31 billion current LCU (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Broad money 181.9% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.2% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 37,253 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Switzerland?
- Broad money in Switzerland was 1.25 trillion current LCU in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 trillion current LCU in 2016.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.13 billion current LCU in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for broad money?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.