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SWITZERLAND
Solid economic fundamentals help cushion the growth headwinds
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Form of state | Confederation | |
Head of government | Viola Amherd (President for 2024) | |
Next elections | 2027, legislative |
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- Competitive high-income economy
- Sound political institutions
- Specialization in high-quality exports for which demand is relatively insensitive to exchange rate moves
- Healthy public finances
- Strong external position
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- Overvalued CHF due to safe haven role
- Strong dependence on financial and export sectors
- Rising labor costs and stagnant productivity growth
- Financial sector’s exposure to real estate lending (around 85% of domestic assets are concentrated in mortgages)
- Unfavorable demographics
Trade structure by destination/origin
(% of total, 2022)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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United States
16.2%
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Germany
13.3%
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China
11.0%
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Italy
6.4%
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France
5.3%
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Trade structure by product
(% of total, 2022)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates)
25.1%
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28.3%
Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates)
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Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
24.8%
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13.9%
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
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Organic chemicals
7.3%
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4.6%
Road vehicles
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Photo apparatus, optical goods, watches and clocks
6.6%
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3.1%
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
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Other industrial machinery and parts
2.8%
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2.6%
Electric current
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