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Switzerland

Statistical Country Profile

Edition 08/2021

Publication date: 27 August 2021

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General information ...... 3

Economy and finance ...... 3

Population ...... 5

Health ...... 6

Education ...... 6

Labour force ...... 6

Living conditions ...... 8

Production ...... 8

Agriculture and forestry ...... 8

Foreign trade ...... 9

Transport ...... 11

Environment and energy ...... 11

Science, research, technology ...... 12

Sources ...... 12

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General information

Capital city Official language Currency Bern German, French, Italian, Swiss Franc Romansh

Land area in relation to Germany km²

Germany 349,380 Switzerland 39,516

Source: WB-WDI

Economy and finance

Gross domestic product GDP, GDP GDP (GDP), total real change per capita per capita bn US$ % since 2000 US$ internat. US$ 747 +38 86,849 72,874 (2020) (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO* Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO

Gross domestic product, real change % on previous year 6 4.1

3

0

-3 -3.0

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: IMF-WEO

Gross domestic product per capita US$ 125,000

100,000 86,849 75,000

50,000 39,077 25,000

0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: IMF-WEO

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Inflation rate General government General government (change of consumer gross debt net lending / borrowing price index) % on previous year % of GDP % of GDP -0.7 42.9 -2.6 (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: IMF-IFS Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO

General government revenue and expenditure % of GDP

37.5 36.3 35.0 33.7 32.4 32.5 32.2

30.0

27.5 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 revenue expenditure Source: IMF-WEO

General government net lending / borrowing % of GDP

2

0.3 0

-2 -2.6

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 surplus de�cit Source: IMF-WEO

Foreign direct Foreign direct Foreign direct Foreign direct investment (FDI): investment (FDI): investment (FDI): investment (FDI): inward stocks outward stocks net flow, inward net flow, outward bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ 793 1,131 -26 31 (2016) (2016) (2016) (2016) Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD

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Population

Population Population Life expectancy Life expectancy total density at birth (women) at birth (men) 1,000 inhabitants per km² years years 8,637 215 85.6 81.9 (2020) (2018) (2019) (2019) Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI

Population in relation to Germany 2020 1,000

Germany 83,241 Switzerland 8,637

Source: WB-WDI

Population 1,000 15,000

10,000 8,591

Projection medium 5,000 variant a�ter 2019

0 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 2075 2100

Source: UN-POP

Population by age group proportion, %

100

75

Projection medium 50 variant a�ter 2015

25

0 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 2075 2100 under 15-year-olds 15- to 64-year-olds 65-year-olds and older Source: UN-POP

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Health

Practising Hospital Prevalence of Prevalence of physicians beds raised blood pressure obesity (BMI >= 30) per 1,000 inhabitants per 1,000 inhabitants % % 4.2 4.6 18.0 19.5 (2016) (2018) (2015) (2016) Source: WHO Source: WHO Source: WHO Source: WHO

Education

Government Pupil-teacher Pupil-teacher Students expenditure ratio ratio (tertiary education) on education (primary education) (secondary education) % of GDP number number per 100,000 inhabitants 5.1 9.9 9.8 3,603 (2017) (2017) (2017) (2018) Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO*

Labour force

Employment rate Labour force Labour force Self-employment (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15+) participation rate (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15+) % 1,000 % % 64.2 5,012 67.5 14.6 (2020) (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT

Employment rate (persons aged 15+) %

80

75.9 70.4 70 64.2 65.6 59.9 60 56.0

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 men total women Source: ILOSTAT

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Employment and gross value added by sector 2020 %

Employment

20.02.9 77.2

Gross value added

24.60.7 72.0 2.7

agriculture, forestry, �sheries industry services not speci�ed Source employment: ILOSTAT Source gross value added: WB-WDI

Unemployment rate Unemployment rate Long-term unemployment rate (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15 to 24) (persons aged 15+) % % % of unemployed persons 4.9 8.0 34.7 (2020) (2019) (2017) Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT

Unemployment rate and youth unemployment rate % 12

8.0 9

5.0 6 4.9 2.7 3

0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 youth unemployment rate (persons aged 15 to 24) unemployment rate (persons aged 15+) Source: ILOSTAT

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Living conditions

Human Development Human Development Income distribution: Index (HDI) Index (HDI) Gini coefficient value (0 low to 1 high) rank (of 188 countries) value (0 to 100; 0=equal distribution) 0.955 2 33.1 (2019) (2019) (2018) Source: UNDP Source: UNDP Source: WB-WDI

Production

Index of industrial production 2010=100

118 120

100

82 80

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: IMF-IFS

Agriculture and forestry

Change of agricultural Agricultural Forest production land area % since 2000 % of land area % of land area 0 38.1 32.0 (2019) (2019) (2019) Source: FAO* Source: FAO* Source: FAO*

Index of agricultural production 2014 to 2016 = 100

105

100

97 97 95

90 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: FAO

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Foreign trade

Export of goods Import of goods Trade balance, goods bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ 318 290 +28 (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade*

Export and import of goods bn US$

400

318 300 290

200

82 100 80

0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 exported goods, total imported goods, total Source: UN Comtrade

Foreign trade balance bn US$ 50

40

28.090 30 20

10

-2.019 0 -10 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 trade surplus trade de�cit Source: UN Comtrade

Goods exported Goods exported Goods imported Goods imported to Germany to Germany from Germany from Germany mn US$ % of all goods exported mn US$ % of all goods imported 48,937 15.4 56,596 19.5 (2020) (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade* Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade*

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Main trading partners 2020

Exports of goods Imports of goods % %

United States 23.0 Germany 19.5

Germany 15.4 Italy 8.2

China 5.5 United States 7.2

United Kingdom 5.3 China 6.1

France 5.2 France 5.9

Main commodities traded 2020

Exports of goods Imports of goods % %

Pearls, precious Pharmaceutical products 27.7 stones and metals, 35.7 jewellery, coins

Pearls, precious stones and metals, 26.9 Pharmaceutical products 13.4 jewellery, coins

Machinery and mechanical Organic chemicals 8.0 6.6 appliances

Machinery and mechanical Vehicles (excl. 6.6 5.2 appliances rail) and parts

Electrical goods, Clocks and watches 5.7 5.1 appliances

Source: UN Comtrade*

Classification of commodities: Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS2).

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Transport

Passenger cars Total rail network Air transport per 1,000 inhabitants km per 1 mn inhabitants per 1,000 inhabitants 544 377 3,538 (2015) (2019) (2019) Source: OICA* Source: WB-WDI* Source: WB-WDI*

Gasoline price at the pump US$ per litre 2.50

2.00

1.45 1.50

1.00 0.78 0.50

0.00 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Data collection conducted every two years. Source: WB-WDI

Environment and energy

Carbon dioxide Total primary Gross electricity Renewable emissions energy supply consumption energy tonnes per capita kg oil equivalent per capita kWh per capita % of total final energy consumption 4.6 2,960 7,520 25.3 (2019) (2015) (2014) (2015) Source: EDGAR Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI

Carbon dioxide emissions in relation to Germany 2019 tonnes per capita

Germany Switzerland 8.5 4.6

Source: EDGAR

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Science, research, technology

Gross domestic Researchers Resident patent expenditure on R&D applications % of GDP per 1 mn inhabitants per 1 mn inhabitants 3.4 5,450 1,122 (2017) (2017) (2019) Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: WIPO

Dissemination of modern communication technology per 100 inhabitants

150

127 100 93 65 50 47 45

1 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 mobile cellular subscriptions internet users�xed broadband subscriptions 2018: Missing data. Source: ITU

Sources

EDGAR Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research, European Commission FAO United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organization ILOSTAT International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT - Database IMF-IFS International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics IMF-WEO International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook ITU United Nations, International Telecommunication Union OICA International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers UN Comtrade United Nations, Comtrade Database UNCTAD United Nations, Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNPOP United Nations, Population Division WB-WDI World Bank, World Development Indicators WHO World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization

* Own calculations based on the original data source. More international data and statistical country profiles on all other UN Member States: www.destatis.de/international_en

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