Financial system deposits to GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Financial system deposits to GDP was 167.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Switzerland is 167.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 167.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.6% | — |
| 1961 | 79.1% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 81.7% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 89.4% | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 95.4% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 75.3% | -21.1% |
| 1981 | 77.3% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 88.0% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 95.5% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 92.9% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 99.8% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 89.5% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 98.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 101.9% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 111.2% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 117.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 119.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 133.5% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 104.1% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 104.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 111.8% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 120.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 120.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 123.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 122.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 118.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 116.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 128.4% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 131.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 139.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 150.2% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 160.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 163.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 164.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 167.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.3% | 79.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.9% | 75.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.9% | 89.5% | 133.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.2% | 104.1% | 128.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 153.8% | 131.3% | 167.4% | 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Switzerland?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Switzerland was 167.4% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 167.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).