Germany vs Switzerland: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Germany buys about what

$140

buys in Switzerland, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Switzerland buys what $71.63 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 72% of Switzerland's, so a dollar goes 40% further in Germany.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGermanySwitzerland
Economy
Population83.5 million9.09 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$5.05 trillion$1.04 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$60,496$114,769
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$75,407$102,513
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%80%112%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.25 in the US$0.89 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income$71.81 a day2023 survey · $26,211 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureGermanySwitzerland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.30 trillion$932 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7100Euro0.9307Swiss franc
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$60,200$110,330
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$78,140$101,690

World Bank income groups: Germany, high income; Switzerland, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
Year-by-year table
YearGermanySwitzerland
2025$62,824$85,732
2024$62,655$85,448
2023$63,140$85,383
2022$63,778$85,762
2021$62,631$83,525
2020$60,300$79,271
2019$62,950$81,695
2018$62,481$81,372
2017$61,965$79,334
2016$60,505$78,956
2015$59,669$78,326
2014$59,203$78,087
2013$58,182$77,085
2012$58,110$76,570
2011$57,951$76,527
2010$54,826$76,309
2009$52,569$74,673
2008$55,514$77,104
2007$54,921$76,162
2006$53,307$73,902
2005$51,265$71,414
2004$50,786$69,812
2003$50,192$68,521
2002$50,487$69,228
2001$50,688$69,490
2000$49,956$68,835

Germany vs Switzerland: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.