Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 24.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Switzerland, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Switzerland stood at 24.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Switzerland peaked at 24.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 42nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +49.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 9.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Switzerland?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Switzerland was 24.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).