Ireland vs Switzerland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.07 National currency per US dollar against 0.904 National currency per US dollar in Ireland, a difference of 0.166 National currency per US dollar.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 53 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4869 National currency per US dollar | 2.63 National currency per US dollar | 2.14 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.8437 National currency per US dollar | 2.06 National currency per US dollar | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.8986 National currency per US dollar | 1.95 National currency per US dollar | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | 0.6979 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9768 National currency per US dollar | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | 0.4574 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9223 National currency per US dollar | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | 0.2507 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.07 National currency per US dollar against 0.904 National currency per US dollar in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.166 National currency per US dollar, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Ireland ranks 39th and Switzerland ranks 36th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org