Gross capital formation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross capital formation was 255.82 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 255.82 billion current LCU for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Switzerland peaked at 255.82 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.28 billion current LCU, in 1970.
That places Switzerland 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.51 billion current LCU | 49.28 billion current LCU | 74.28 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.63 billion current LCU | 75.86 billion current LCU | 128.23 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 125.42 billion current LCU | 114.53 billion current LCU | 140.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.06 billion current LCU | 127.44 billion current LCU | 176.46 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.14 billion current LCU | 167.68 billion current LCU | 204.11 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.88 billion current LCU | 216.30 billion current LCU | 255.82 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8314 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -20.61 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.93 billion current US$ (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 22.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 27.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -24.56 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -27.33 billion current US$ (2023)
- GNI per capita 94,652 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 110,330 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 860.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Switzerland?
- Gross capital formation in Switzerland was 255.82 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 255.82 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.28 billion current LCU in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross capital formation?
- Switzerland ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.