Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.07 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.07 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland peaked at 2.83 National currency per US dollar in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.07 National currency per US dollar, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 2.63 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 2.74 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.83 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.82 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.78 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.69 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4 National currency per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 2.3 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 2.17 National currency per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.11 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.12 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.1 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 2.09 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.07 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.05 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.96 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.96 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.99 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.02 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.02 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.97 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.96 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.86 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.78 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.78 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.73 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.66 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.61 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.51 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.38 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.37 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.24 National currency per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.16 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.11 National currency per US dollar | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.63 National currency per US dollar | 2.3 National currency per US dollar | 2.83 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 National currency per US dollar | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | 2.17 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 National currency per US dollar | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | 2.02 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | 1.89 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 33 Australia 1.46 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 Canada 1.26 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 Georgia 1.08 National currency per US dollar compare
- 37 Singapore 1.04 National currency per US dollar compare
- 38 United States of America 1 National currency per US dollar compare
- 39 Ireland 0.904 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,754 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4828 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.046 (2100)
- Population density 230.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 392,499 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.046 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4828 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 196,167 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Switzerland was 1.07 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 National currency per US dollar in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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