International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Switzerland
Switzerland: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was 1.15 trillion in 2024. β² Rising
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Switzerland, 2005β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.15 trillion for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 123.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Switzerland peaked at 1.15 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 458.39 billion, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 576.34 billion | 458.39 billion | 666.08 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 669.30 billion | 493.12 billion | 805.27 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 928.43 billion | 782.48 billion | 1.15 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More external debt data for Switzerland
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.03 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 547.65 billion US dollar (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.0626 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.1209 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 436.40 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 45.66 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 32.75 (2030)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 848.39 billion US dollar (2025)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 59.67 billion (2024)
- Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities -92.96 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Switzerland?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Switzerland was 1.15 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 458.39 billion in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.