Refugees
225,326refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
39from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Switzerland
Switzerland has 9.1 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $1.04 tn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the gas it uses (EIA, 2024, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 9.1 m (2025)
- Member of
- OECD (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$1.04trillion20th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population9.1million98th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$114,7693rd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.8% of GDP126th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person3.6t99th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Switzerland imports all of the gas it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 99% of the oil it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Guyana → Switzerland as reported by the exporter | United States, Guyana, Nigeria |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports all of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Malaysia → Switzerland as reported by the exporter | France, Germany, Malaysia |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 56% of the wheat it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | France, Germany, Canada |
| Maize | Imports most | Imports 59% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | France, Germany, Ukraine |
| Rice | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Soybeans | Imports most | Imports 58% of the soybeans it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | France, Austria, Ukraine |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, France, Belgium |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, Netherlands, Germany |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 63% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, Israel |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Taiwan, 23% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Taiwan, Germany, China |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 99% of the oil it uses Preliminary
Main partners: United States, Guyana, Nigeria
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Guyana → Switzerland as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasImports most
Imports all of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: France, Germany, Malaysia
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Malaysia → Switzerland as reported by the exporter
- WheatImports most
Imports 56% of the wheat it uses Estimate
Main partners: France, Germany, Canada
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports most
Imports 59% of the maize it uses
Main partners: France, Germany, Ukraine
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Rice
Not reported by this source
- SoybeansImports most
Imports 58% of the soybeans it uses Estimate
Main partners: France, Austria, Ukraine
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, France, Belgium
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, Netherlands, Germany
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 63% of imports
Main partners: United States, Israel
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Taiwan, 23% of imports
Main partners: Taiwan, Germany, China
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Switzerland’s economy produced $1.04 tn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth1.3%2025 · 150th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation0.2%2025 · 154th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment4.9%2025 · 99th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$909billion2024 · 4th of 164 · World Bank
Trade130% of GDP2024 · 35th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$16million2025 · 171st of 200 · World Bank
US Treasury securities held
US Treasury securities heldUS$286bn2026-08; US$303bn a year earlier
Source: US Treasury TIC2026-08Updated 13 Nov 2026
People
Switzerland had 9.1 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Switzerland’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.432023 · 188th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age42.32023 · 36th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over20%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Switzerland numbered 8 at the end of 2026.
AI compute share1.1%2025 · 7th of 36 · Epoch AI
Notable AI models12023 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
Switzerland emitted 32.1 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Switzerland’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions32Mt2024 · 73rd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person3.6t2024 · 99th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17503,158Mt2024 · 55th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.42023 · 128th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Switzerland.
Sanctions
85entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 63, EU 10 and UK 12
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
45publicly known incidents affecting Switzerland, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Switzerland.
| GDP | $1.04 tn | 2025 | 20th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $114,769 | 2025 | 3rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 150th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 0.2% | 2025 | 154th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 40% | 2025 | 132nd of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | 0.2% | 2025 | 36th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | 5.6% | 2025 | 34th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 2025 | 99th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $909 bn | 2024 | 4th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 130% | 2024 | 35th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $16 m | 2025 | 171st of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.4% | 2024 | 130th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 9.1 m | 2025 | 98th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 8.9 m | 2023 | 101st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.43 | 2023 | 188th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 42.3 | 2023 | 36th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 84.0 | 2023 | 9th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 39 | 2025 | 184th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 225,326 | 2025 | 41st of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 24.8 | 2025 | 29th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 194 kb/d | 2024 | 59th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 3.0 bcm | 2024 | 74th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 78 TWh | 2024 | 46th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 98% | 2024 | 12th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 7.4% | 2024 | 90th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 67th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.4 Mt | 2024 | 71st of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 98th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 66th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 86th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 70th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 73rd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 84th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 103rd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 32 Mt | 2024 | 73rd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 3.6 t | 2024 | 99th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 3,158 Mt | 2024 | 55th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 270% | 2023 | 3rd of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.4 | 2023 | 128th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 24% | 2023 | 67th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.8% | 2025 | 126th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $7.6 bn | 2025 | 36th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 33 TIV m | 2023 | 66th of 125 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 129 TIV m | 2025 | 20th of 44 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 8 | 2026 | 39th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Share of documented AI supercomputer power | 1.1% | 2025 | 7th of 36 | Epoch AI |
| People using the internet | 97% | 2024 | 15th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $24 bn | 2024 | 13th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 13% | 2024 | 40th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 85 | 2026 | 39th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice imports, Soybean production, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- Epoch AIAI compute share
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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