Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and was -42.68 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -42.68 billion for memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in 2025.
That represents a change of down 64.4% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland peaked at -142.00 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, -49.30 billion, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -325.00 million | — |
| 2001 | -949.00 million | +192.0% |
| 2002 | -212.00 million | -77.7% |
| 2003 | -142.00 million | -33.0% |
| 2004 | -279.00 million | +96.5% |
| 2005 | -318.00 million | +14.0% |
| 2006 | -205.00 million | -35.5% |
| 2007 | -1.16 billion | +466.8% |
| 2008 | -506.00 million | -56.5% |
| 2009 | -177.66 million | -64.9% |
| 2010 | -19.10 billion | +10649.0% |
| 2011 | -1.30 billion | -93.2% |
| 2012 | -6.21 billion | +378.6% |
| 2013 | -9.71 billion | +56.3% |
| 2014 | -15.84 billion | +63.2% |
| 2015 | -33.27 billion | +110.1% |
| 2016 | -49.30 billion | +48.2% |
| 2017 | -48.27 billion | -2.1% |
| 2018 | -36.50 billion | -24.4% |
| 2019 | -14.48 billion | -60.3% |
| 2020 | -11.59 billion | -20.0% |
| 2021 | -23.44 billion | +102.3% |
| 2022 | -18.61 billion | -20.6% |
| 2023 | -28.84 billion | +55.0% |
| 2024 | -25.96 billion | -10.0% |
| 2025 | -42.68 billion | +64.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -42.68 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is -650,000, 65669.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's -42.68 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -18.76 million, 2275.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -10649.0% | -177.66 million | -19.10 billion |
| 2007 | -466.8% | -205.00 million | -1.16 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -427.57 million | -1.16 billion | -142.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.40 billion | -49.30 billion | -1.30 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -25.19 billion | -42.68 billion | -11.59 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -20.05 billion compare
- 46 Mexico -27.37 billion compare
- 47 Philippines -40.23 billion compare
- 49 Japan -178.51 billion compare
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland?
- Memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and in Switzerland was -42.68 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was -142.00 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.30 billion in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and?
- Switzerland ranks 48th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo, lent or repoed and included in section I (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.