Broad money growth in Switzerland
Switzerland: Broad money growth was 3.3% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Switzerland, 1961–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.3% for broad money growth in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,064.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Switzerland peaked at 18.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 1974.
That places Switzerland 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.3% | — |
| 1962 | 13.8% | +33.7% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | -35.9% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | +34.5% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 7.4% | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 7.9% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 12.0% | +51.9% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | -27.9% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 10.6% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -51.0% |
| 1974 | -17.1% | -429.1% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | -144.1% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | -25.1% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | +67.1% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -95.0% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +1643.7% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +121.8% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -79.1% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +254.1% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -69.7% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +217.0% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | -48.7% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -86.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +179.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +242.6% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -53.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +107.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +160.5% |
| 2000 | -16.9% | -227.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -123.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -65.9% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +141.7% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +89.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +104.1% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -68.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -98.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +4064.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 6.9% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.4% | -17.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 0.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 0.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -16.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.1% | 13.0% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Switzerland?
- Broad money growth in Switzerland was 3.3% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 1974.
- How does Switzerland rank for broad money growth?
- Switzerland ranks 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 growth (annual %). 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.