Switzerland vs Europe: 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 Switzerland buys about what

$60.32

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $166 buys in Switzerland. Prices across Switzerland's economy average 166% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 66% further in Europe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureSwitzerlandEurope
Economy
Population9.09 million743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.04 trillion$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$114,769$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$102,513$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%112%68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$0.89 in the US$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$71.81 a day2023 survey · $26,211 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureSwitzerlandEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$932 billion$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.9307Swiss francMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$110,330$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$101,690$59,15640 of 43 countries

World Bank income groups: Switzerland, high income. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Switzerland
  • Europe
Year-by-year table
YearSwitzerlandEurope
2025$85,732$50,183
2024$85,448$49,598
2023$85,383$48,828
2022$85,762$48,171
2021$83,525$46,971
2020$79,271$44,056
2019$81,695$46,526
2018$81,372$45,679
2017$79,334$44,695
2016$78,956$43,562
2015$78,326$42,927
2014$78,087$42,469
2013$77,085$42,014
2012$76,570$41,862
2011$76,527$41,782
2010$76,309$40,828
2009$74,673$39,880
2008$77,104$42,079
2007$76,162$41,504
2006$73,902$39,893
2005$71,414$38,286
2004$69,812$37,254
2003$68,521$35,997
2002$69,228$35,213
2001$69,490$34,581
2000$68,835$33,639

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