Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 60,467 current LCU per person in 2016. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland, 1960β2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland is 60,467 current LCU per person, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 134.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 60,467 current LCU per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,890 current LCU per person, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,654 current LCU per person | 1,890 current LCU per person | 4,126 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8,145 current LCU per person | 5,205 current LCU per person | 10,986 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,205 current LCU per person | 9,042 current LCU per person | 17,007 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,654 current LCU per person | 10,849 current LCU per person | 25,285 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,692 current LCU per person | 18,124 current LCU per person | 26,586 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,132 current LCU per person | 27,819 current LCU per person | 60,467 current LCU per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 69 Saudi Arabia 64,512 current LCU per person compare
- 70 Philippines 63,008 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Ireland 62,454 current LCU per person compare
- 73 Sweden 55,495 current LCU per person compare
- 74 Moldova, Republic of 50,753 current LCU per person compare
- 75 India 45,735 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 167.8% (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 13.2 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1.18 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 506.31 billion current LCU (2016)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Broad money 181.9% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.2% (2016)
- Domestic credit to private sector 167.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 0.8314 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 37,253 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland was 60,467 current LCU per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 60,467 current LCU per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,890 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.