Summary
Five cantons driving the Swiss economy by contributing 53.6% to the country’s GDP and 47.3% to total population as of 2016
Cantons such as Zurich and Vaud emerged as preferred investment hubs for startups in 2018
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 27.0% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2018, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (20.5%), and wholesale, retail and hotels (16.4%). The financial center of Switzerland is one of the largest in the world and added a value of CHF63 bn (US$64.2 bn), equivalent to 9.1% of GDP in 2018, according to Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland.
Scope
- As per World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Switzerland deteriorated over the last two years with a decrease in rank from 11th in 2016 to 13th out of 160 countries in 2018
- The overall SMI index exhibited an upward trend. As of July 22, 2019, the SMI index stood at 9,922.4, compared to 8,991.3 on July 20, 2018
Reasons to buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Did you Know?
Country Highlights
Country Snapshot
PESTLE Insights
Political Landscape
Economic Landscape
Social Landscape
Technological Landscape
Legal Landscape
Environmental Landscape
Outlook
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Switzerland’s Performance in Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Western Europe and the World Average
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index
Exhibit 4: Switzerland Stock Market (SMI)
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 6: Invested Capital and Financing Rounds by Sector (2018)
Exhibit 7: Invested Capital by Canton and Invested Capital by Sector in Zurich (2018)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2018)
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2015-2018
Exhibit 14: Natural or Cultured Pearls, Precious or Semi-precious Stones, % of World Total, 2018
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (July 2018-July 2019)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation Rate (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 17: Public Finance (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 19: Employment/Unemployment (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 21: Labour Cost Index (2014-2021f)
Exhibit 22: Rural/Urban Share in Total Population (1990,2000,2010,2020)
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population (1990,2000,2010,2020)
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1990,2000,2010,2020)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2018e
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million population, 2018
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) (2018)
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Switzerland 2019
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2018
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2012-2017)
