| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
EFTA; IMF; OECD; WTO |
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Swiss franc |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.6574 |
0.6478 |
0.6459 |
0.6358 |
0.6088 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.7436 |
0.8057 |
0.8035 |
0.7983 |
0.8343 |
|
| Inflation rate |
0.6% |
0.8% |
1.2% |
1.1% |
0.7% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
325 |
363 |
372 |
388 |
423 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
44285 |
49119 |
50050 |
51769 |
55851 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
-0.2% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
26% |
26% |
27% |
28% |
28% |
|
| Services |
73% |
73% |
72% |
71% |
71% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
61% |
60% |
60% |
59% |
58% |
|
| Government consumption |
12% |
12% |
12% |
11% |
11% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
21% |
21% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
105 |
123 |
131 |
148 |
172 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
100 |
116 |
127 |
141 |
161 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
200 |
198 |
229 |
249 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
55.1% |
53.3% |
59.1% |
58.8% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
4.2% |
4.4% |
4.5% |
3.8% |
2.8% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1639 |
1629 |
1659 |
1659 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
63.4 |
n.a. |
56.1 |
n.a. |
64.6 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
55.9 |
n.a. |
58.3 |
58.8 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0 |
n.a. |
0 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.3 |
n.a. |
3.2 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
1950 |
2241 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3202 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
258900 |
268100 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
244900 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
salt |
|
| Agricultural resources |
vegetables; cereals; timber; fruit |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
10.5 |
12.5 |
13.7 |
14.6 |
15.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
7.3 |
7.6 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
4.3 |
5.1 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
i |
| Important companies |
Ciba Holding AG; Clariant AG; Ems-Chemie Holding AG; Givaudan; Gurit Holding AG; Lonza; Petroplus; Sika AG; Syngenta AG; Xstrata |
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