Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.9867 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Switzerland, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.9867 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Switzerland peaked at 2.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7262 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.7262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.7376 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9625 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8794 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9599 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8318 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9622 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9531 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8876 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8817 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.961 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.09 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 1.39 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 1.61 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 1.52 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.94 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2001 | 1.76 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 1.97 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.82 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.77 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.86 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.93 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 1.66 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 1.54 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.37 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.21 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.34 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.27 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 1.32 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.04 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9549 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9867 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8657 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.7262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9625 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.12 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.8817 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.61 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.54 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9549 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.23 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 17 Palau 1.1 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Belgium 1.07 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9955 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Germany 0.9745 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 0.9352 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 0.8697 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Switzerland
- Other investment, Debt instruments 1.03 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 11.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 547.65 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 113,240 US dollar per person (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 0.0626 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 11.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.1209 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 60,232 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.5248 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 436.40 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Switzerland?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Switzerland was 0.9867 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7262 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Switzerland rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.