Switzerland Zew Economic Sentiment Index

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

-10.7

Units In

N/A

3.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 24, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
72.2 May 2021	-91.1 Oct 2008	-6.33	2006-2025	Credit Suisse & CFA Society Switzerland

In Switzerland, the CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the ZEW indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.

Latest Updates

The Swiss investors’ sentiment index fell by 14.1 points from the previous month to -10.7 in March 2025, slipping into negative territory for the first time in three months. According to UBS, which collaborates with the CFA Society Switzerland to release the indicator, the decline reflected a cautious outlook for the Swiss economy over the next six months. Meanwhile, the current conditions index increased to 14.2, after a flat reading in the previous month.