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Switzerland: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

0.49percent · 2024+54.7% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Switzerland from 1972 to 2024.

19802024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.491
20230.141
20220.525
2021-0.658
2020-2.296
20190.917
20180.845
20170.873
20160.162
20150.56
20140.318
20130.447
20120.507
20110.489
20100.234
20090.158
20081.199
20070.619
20060.35
2005-0.459
2004-0.919
2003-0.775
2002-1.725
20010.123
20000.022
1999-1.791
1998-0.924
1997-1.622
1996-1.343
1995-1.105
1994-1.727
1993-2.078
1992-1.266
1991-0.389
19900.596
19840.311
19830.194
19820.302
19810.63
19800.034
1979-0.41
19780.096
1977-0.531
1976-0.195
19750.075
19741.239
19731.166
19721.321

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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