Switzerland Current Account

Last Release

Dec 31, 2022

Actual

14,695.73

Units In

CHF Million

24,137.48

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Mar 24, 2026

Time to Release

3 Months 0 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
25,242.98 Jun 2013	-14,553 Dec 2020	7,984.81 CHF Million	1972-2022	Swiss National Bank

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Latest Updates

Switzerland’s current account surplus widened sharply to CHF 15.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from CHF 7.6 billion in the same period of the previous year. The primary income deficit saw improvement, narrowing to CHF 3.3 billion from CHF 9.9 billion, while the secondary income shortfall decreased to CHF 1.2 billion from CHF 5.4 billion a year earlier. At the same time, the services account deficit shrank to CHF 2.8 billion from CHF 4.6 billion. Meanwhile, the goods account surplus contracted to CHF 22.6 billion from CHF 29.1 billion in Q3 2024.