Central bank assets to GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Central bank assets to GDP was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Central bank assets to GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3% for central bank assets to gdp in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 2.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Central bank assets to GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.3% | — |
| 1961 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 1.8% | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +33.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -67.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Switzerland?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Switzerland was 0.3% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).