Switzerland
Current account balance
The current account balance summarizes trade income and cross-border transfers. As a share of GDP, it helps compare external surpluses and deficits across economies.
Current account balance - Switzerland
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Current account balance for Switzerland stood at 9.2%. That is up 3.1 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 6.13%, ranging from a low of 0.45% in January 2020 to a high of 9.28% in January 2022. The current reading sits 2.6 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 6.56%.
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