Statistical Data On Switzerland

Statistical Data on Switzerland
This chapter presents the main statistical findings in English for our international readers. Statistics reveal the current status of Swiss
demographics and society as well as the Swiss economy and the environment. They also reveal how things have changed over time.
The content structure is based on the one used by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat).
Switzerland in an international context
556
Sustainable development
558
560
560
561
562
563
Industry, trade and services

571
Company structure
572
Industry, construction and trade
573
574
Financial markets
Tourism 575
2 Population
564
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
576
3 Health
566
International trade
578
4 Education
567
10 Transport
579
Labour Market
568
11 Environment
580
Living conditions and social protection

Living conditions
Social protection
569
569
570
12 Energy
581
13 Science and technology
582
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Economy and finance

National accounts
Public finance
Prices and income
Balance of payments
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Switzerland in an international context

Switzerland has a population of 8.039million people (31December 2012) for a territory of 41000km. The country lies in
Central Western Europe with the Alps forming a natural boundary between its northern and southern parts. With four official
languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh), Switzerland is
characterized by cultural and linguistic diversity.
The Swiss Confederation (in Latin Confoederatio Helvetica,
whence the international ISO abbreviation CH) was created in
1848 by formally bringing together 26 historically close but very
politically and geographically distinct cantons into a common political entity that still guarantees wide autonomy to each of its
members. Ever since 1959, the seven-member Swiss cabinet
(Federal Council) has been made up of representatives from Switzerlands four leading political parties: the Radical Democratic
Party (FDP), the Socialist Party (SP), the Christian Democratic
Party (CVP) and the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP). Since 2008,
five parties have been represented in the national government:
the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP) took over a seat that
had been held by the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP/UDC). Cabinet
members (Federal Councillors) are elected every four years in
a joint session of the two freshly elected houses of the Swiss
Parliament: the National Council (200 members representing the
people) and the Council of States (46members representing
the Cantons). The Swiss people wield considerable power in the
Swiss political system: voting privileges are wide-ranging and it
is relatively easy for the people to submit popular initiatives and

call for referendums. Swiss citizens are therefore called to the
ballot box several times a year.
Compared to other countries, Switzerland has a fairly robust economy in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). If we
consider GDP per capita, it is among the richest countries in the
world. That said, the Swiss economy has grown at a slower rate
than other OECD countries since 1990. Following this slump, the
Swiss economy recovered again after the turn of the millennium.
Since then it has been growing more strongly (with the exception of 2009 in the wake of the financial crisis). By international
comparison, the Swiss unemployment rate remains low and employment rate high.
As in all modern societies, the tertiary sector dominates
the Swiss economy. Important branches include financial services and tourism. As for the secondary sector, Switzerlands
lack of raw materials has led to the development of specialised
manufacturing industries such as the machinery manufacture,
pharmaceuticals production and watchmaking. In 2012, the primary sectors share in the value added of the Swiss economy
was only 0.7%. Foreign trade is extremely important to the Swiss
economy; the value of total imports and exports per capita as
well as the share of imports and exports to GDP are among the
highest in the world.
KE 0.1
Political structure
B a d en-W rt t emberg
Ba var i a
SCHAFFHAUSEN
Schaffhausen
H a u t e -S a n e
H a u t- R h in
Basel
B e lfo r t
BASELJURA
Liestal
-LANDSCHAFT
Delmont
THURGAU
-STADT
Frauenfeld
AARGAU
Saint Gallen
ZURICH
Aarau
APPENZELL-
Zurich
Herisau
-A. RH. Appenzell

-I. RH.
SOLOTHURN
Solothurn
Zug
Doubs
NEUCHTEL
SCHWYZ
Lucerne
Schwyz
Neuchtel
Bern
BERN
Fribourg
Liechtenstein
ZUG
LUCERNE
Sarnen
OBWALDEN
Tirol
Glarus
GLARUS
Stans
NIDWALDEN
Vo rarlb erg
SAINT GALLEN
Altdorf
Chur
URI
FRIBOURG
GRAUBNDEN
VAUD
J u ra
Lausanne
TICINO
Ain
Sion
Geneva
GENEVA
Bellinzona
VALAIS
H a u t e -S av o ie
Pie dmont
Lombardy
1 : 2 000 000
0
10
20
30
40
50 km
Va lle d A o s ta
SFSO, ThemaKart, Neuchtel
F S O
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Switzerland in comparison with other countries

Year
Switzerland Germany
France
Italy
Netherland Austria
Sweden
United
Kingdom
National accounts, prices and income

2012
40 800
31 300
27 500
25 200
32 800
33 300
32 700
28 300
2000
2012
3.7
3.3
2.1
1.0
2.3
2.7
2.9
2.0
Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)
2012
0.7
2.1
2.2
3.3
2.8
2.6
0.9
2.8
Equality: wage gap between sexes in %
2011
17.9
22.2
14.8
5.8
17.9
23.7
15.8
20.1
Number of inhabitants in 000
20134
8 039
82 021
65 633
59 685
16 780
8 452
9 556
63 896
Inhabitants per km of the total area
20114
198
229
103
202
495
102
23
...
People under 20 years of age in %
20134
20.4
18.1
24.7
18.7
23.1
20.1
22.8
23.7
People age 65 and over in %
20134
17.4
20.7
17.5
21.2
16.8
18.1
19.1
17.2
Foreigners as percentage of the total population
20124
22.8
9.1
5.9
8.1
4.2
11.3
6.8
7.6
Live births per 1000 inhabitants
2012
10.3
8.2
...
...
10.5
9.4
11.9
...
Female life expectancy at birth in years
2011
85.0
83.2
85.7
85.3
83.1
83.8
83.8
83.0
Male life expectancy at birth in years
2011
80.5
78.4
78.7
80.1
79.4
78.3
79.9
79.0
Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS1

Average annual real growth in the GDP
per inhabitant, in %
Population
2
Health
Number of doctors per 100000 inhabitants
20105
61
157
159
...
...
158
...
80
Health care expenditure as % of GDP
2011
6.8
9.4
9.1
7.1
10.9
7.2
7.5
8.3
Infant mortality per 1000 birth (live births)
2011
3.8
3.6
3.5
3.2
3.6
3.6
2.1
4.2
Young people (1824) without post-compulsory

education in %
2012
30.7
37.5
20.8
34.0
30.3
25.6
27.8
18.6
Persons (2564) with highest educational attainment

at tertiary level in %
2012
36.6
28.1
30.8
15.7
32.9
20.0
35.7
38.6
Education expenditure in % of GDP
2011
5.6
5.1
5.9
4.7
5.9
6.0
7.3
5.7
Employment rate for women
2012
73.6
68.0
60.0
47.1
70.4
67.3
71.8
65.1
Employment rate for men
2012
85.2
77.6
68.0
66.5
79.7
77.8
75.6
75.2
Unemployment rate (1574), ILO-based2
2012
4.2
5.5
10.2
10.7
5.3
4.3
8.0
7.9
Women
2012
4.5
5.2
10.4
11.9
5.2
4.3
7.7
7.4
Men
2012
3.9
5.7
10.1
9.9
5.3
4.4
8.2
8.3
1524 year-olds
2012
8.4
8.1
24.7
35.3
9.5
8.7
23.7
21.0
2011
24.2
28.3
31.9
28.4
30.5
28.7
29.0
26.3
Beds in hotels and health establishments per 1000

inhabitants
2012
34.1
22.4
19.1
37.9
13.5
70.7
24.1
24.7
Agricultural area, as % of the total area
20095
36.9
51.7
54.2
51.4
55.0
38.2
8.1
65.1
Wooded areas, as % of the total area
20095
30.8
33.9
31.7
33.2
11.9
47.0
66.0
14.8
Education
Employment
Social Security
Social security expenditure as % of GDP
Tourism, agriculture and forestry
Transport, environment and energy

Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants
20115
523
517
...
610
470
535
464
...
Road accidents, fatalities per 1 million inhabitants
20085
46
54
67
79
41
81
43
43
Total area in km2
20095
41 285
357 113
548 763
301 392
37 357
83 920
449 159
244 436
Percentage of settlement and urban areas in %
20095
6.8
9.9
9.4
11.0
25.1
7.2
14.6
13.5
Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, tonnes

per person
20115
6.9
11.7
7.7
8.4
12.2
10.1
6.7
9.2
Gross energy consumption, TOE3 per inhabitant
20115
3.4
3.9
4.0
2.9
4.9
4.0
5.2
3.1
1
2
3
4
5
Purchasing Power Standards

Unemployment figures based on the International Labour Organisations definitions
Tonnes of crude oil equivalent
At 1 January
At 31 December
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
Source: Eurostat
Only one source has been used for all variables: Eurostat. It is possible that the data vary from those
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in other publications.
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Sustainable development
Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs

of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. When using natural, economic
and social resources, consideration should be given to the principle of fairness among and between present and future generations, both in Switzerland and in relation to foreign countries.
Sustainable development also means enabling people to live in
conditions that are adequate for them in terms of human rights,
by creating and maintaining the maximum range of options to
ensure that individuals are free to develop their designs for living.
Meeting needs in a balanced manner requires social solidarity,
economic efficiency and ecological responsibility, and none of
these three qualitative objectives must be attained at the longterm detriment of any of the other objectives.
The MONET system was created to show where Switzerland
is on the path to sustainable development. It is based on a set
of principles that indicate the direction to be taken in order to
create and maintain a sustainable society. These principles ultimately form the frame of reference that is used to assess the
sustainability of observed developments. All the principles have
a clear and direct relation to the definition of sustainable de
velopment and the three qualitative objectives of social solidarity,
economic efficiency and ecological responsibility. Each of the 75
MONET indicators refers to at least one principle.
With the purpose of facilitating clear and concise information

at a glance, a set of sixteen key indicators were developed, all
taken from the MONET indicator system. The following presentation of five out of the sixteen is intended to give the reader an
idea of how indicators can illustrate how sustainability has de
veloped so far; and with the support of principles to assess
sustainability in terms of the direction that should be taken.

Peoples health is improving
Principle: Promoting health
People who feel healthy are often more contented than those
who are ill or disabled. At the same time, they are also more productive. The benefits of living a long and healthy life are mainly
felt by people themselves. However, the goal of a healthy lifestyle
is also worth pursuing in the interests of the economy and society as a whole.
Life expectancy in good health
Targeted trends
Growth
Stabilisation
Decrease
No marked change
Observed trends
Growth
Assessment of the observed trend in relation to targeted trend

since 1992:
Positive (toward sustainability)
Negative (away from sustainability)
Unchanged
Life expectancy at birth in years

1992
63.9
65.3
1997
65.2
64.7
The unemployment rate based on ILO1

definition is rising
Principle: Employment that is morally worthwhile and provides a
decent living
In developed countries, unemployment is one of the main
causes of poverty and social exclusion. In addition, high unemployment can result in social unrests.
Women
69.4
70.3
2007
Men
67.5
68.7
2002
Decrease
20
40
60
80
100
Unemployment rate based on ILO definition

Percentage of unemployed in relation to total working population
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
1991
ILO: International Labour Office
F S O
1995
S tat i s t i c a l
2000
Y e a r b oo k
2005
2010
2013
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Teenage reading skills are improving
Principles: Encouraging learning; Promotion of economic efficiency
Education ensures that the economy is both innovative and
competitive, while the ability to retain and process information is
essential for individuals to constructively adapt to changes taking
place in society.
Teenage reading skills

Share of 15-year-olds reaching at least reading skills level 2 (scale <1 to 6)1
2000
2003
2006
2009
79.6
83.4
83.6
83.1
0%
1
Built-up areas are encroaching upon the

landscape
Principles: Limits for consumption of non-renewable resources;
Preservation of natural resources
Soils are an important life support system for humans, animals and plants. Constructions of buildings, roads and factories
inevitably result in a loss of farmland. It is very difficult to reverse
the degradation process once it has been set in motion and this
change affects future generations.
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2009: Change in the skills profiles
Per capita settlement area1

In m / inhabitant
1979/85
386,6
1992/97
400,9
2004/09
406,9
0
1

Material intensity is decreasing
Principles: Ecologically acceptable production; Ecologically and
socially acceptable consumption
One of the main goals of sustainable development is to
bring about a gradual dematerialisation of the economy so as to
lessen the environmental impact of human and economic activities. Material and energy flows must be optimised so that natural
resources can be maintained in the long run.
100
200
300
400
500
Building areas, industrial areas, special urban areas, recreational facilities, parks
and transportation areas
Material intensity
Total Material Requirement to GDP ratio, index 1990 = 100
105
100
95
90
85
80
0
1995
1990
2000
2010p/11p
2005
Switzerlands ecological footprint is four times as

great as its biocapacity
The key indicators show whether or not development is sustainable whereas the ecological footprint measures sustainability
from the standpoint of consumption of natural resources.1
The ecological footprint expresses consumption in terms of
how much surface area (in global hectares) is required to sustain this consumption. It shows whether and to what extent our
use of natural resources exceeds the regenerative capacities of
the biosphere (i.e. our biocapacity). Consumption of natural resources is considered sustainable when the ecological footprint
of our consumption matches our biocapacity. When consumption exceeds our biocapacity, natural resources at home become
depleted or have to be imported from other countries. In such
cases, we end up living at the expense of other regions of the
planet or of future generations.
Switzerlands ecological footprint and biocapacity
See INFRAS 2006: Switzerlands Ecological Footprint. A Contribution to the Sustainability Debate. Commissioned and published by the Federal Office for Spatial Development, the Federal
Statistical Office, the Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Federal Office for the
Environment. In cooperation with Global Footprint Network and Locher, Schmill, Van Wezemael
& Partner. Neuchtel, September 2006.
All MONET indicators, key indicators, principles and publications as well as the ecological footprint can
be found at: http://www.monet.admin.ch
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
In global hectares per capita

6
5
Footprint
4
3
Biocapacity
2
1
0
1961
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2009
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1 Economy and finance
National accounts
Gross domestic product by expenditure approach1
In CHF million, at current prices, % changes over time
Expenditure approach
At current prices
Change with respect to previous year, in %, at current

prices
2008
2009
2010
2011p
2012p
2009
2010
2011p
2012p
Consumer spending
379 573
386 189
394 751
399 868
405 905
1.7
2.2
1.3
1.5
Private households and NPISH2
320 693
324 146
331 823
335 415
339 785
1.1
2.4
1.1
1.3
58 880
62 042
62 928
64 453
66 120
5.4
1.4
2.4
2.6
Public sector
Gross investment
125 280
106 950
116 158
124 503
124 192
14.6
8.6
7.2
0.2
Gross fixed capital formation
120 762
110 409
115 012
120 319
119 000
8.6
4.2
4.6
1.1
Machinery and equipment
71 653
60 327
62 979
65 782
65 838
15.8
4.4
4.5
0.1
Buildings and structures
49 109
50 082
52 033
54 537
53 161
2.0
3.9
4.8
2.5
3 535
5 357
1 704
4 328
7 760
983
1 898
559
144
2 567
308 162
279 221
296 349
299 878
309 529
9.4
6.1
1.2
3.2
216 910
188 369
204 053
208 727
212 386
13.2
8.3
2.3
1.8
91 252
90 852
92 296
91 151
97 143
0.4
1.6
1.2
6.6
245 163
217 988
234 593
239 147
247 775
11.1
7.6
1.9
3.6
205 079
174 887
190 874
194 324
196 879
14.7
9.1
1.8
1.3
40 083
43 101
43 719
44 823
50 896
7.5
1.4
2.5
13.5
567 852
554 372
572 665
585 102
591 851
2.4
3.3
2.2
1.2
73 641
71 062
72 696
73 947
74 010
3.5
2.3
1.7
0.1
Changes in inventories
Acquisitions less disposals of
valuables
Exports
Goods
Services
Less: Imports
Goods
Services
GDP
Per capita
1
2
Revised figures
NPISH: Non-profit institutions serving households
Source: FSO National Accounts
Real GDP growth
Per capita GDP in purchase price parity (PPP)
At prices of preceding year
Compared to average of 30 OECD countries = 100
6%
US
150
4%
2%
0%
100
CH
EU-15
2%
50
Japan
4%
6%
1990
0
1995
2000
2005
2012p
1980
F S O
1985
1990
S tat i s t i c a l
1995
Y e a r b oo k
2000
2005
2012p
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Public finance
Key public finance figures
In % of GDP1
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
20122
Public sector
37.2
36.7
36.3
34.4
33.4
31.3
33.2
32.8
33.2
32.9
Confederation
11.0
10.9
10.7
10.2
11.1
10.1
10.5
10.4
10.8
10.4
Cantons
15.0
14.7
14.6
13.9
13.7
12.7
13.2
13.1
13.6
13.6
9.8
9.5
9.4
9.0
8.6
7.2
7.7
7.5
7.4
7.4
10.7
10.6
10.5
9.9
9.9
8.8
9.7
9.6
9.4
9.4
Public sector
1.4
1.3
0.6
0.9
1.3
1.8
0.5
0.2
0.3
0.1
Confederation
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
Cantons
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
Municipalities
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
Social insurance
0.2
0.5
0.6
0.2
1.0
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.5
Public sector
53.4
52.8
50.8
45.4
41.8
39.2
37.7
36.4
35.5
35.7
Confederation
27.5
27.2
27.2
24.3
22.4
21.4
20.0
19.2
18.8
19.0
Cantons
15.5
15.4
13.5
12.2
11.2
9.9
9.5
9.2
8.8
8.6
Municipalities
10.3
10.1
10.1
8.8
8.2
7.9
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.9
0.1
0.5
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.7
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.1
Public sector
28.2
27.8
28.1
27.9
27.7
28.1
28.7
28.1
28.6
28.4
Confederation
9.6
9.7
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.5
10.4
10.2
10.4
10.1
Cantons
6.7
6.8
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.8
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
Municipalities
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
Social insurance
7.3
6.8
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.9
6.7
7.0
7.1
Public spending to GDP ratio1
Municipalities
Social insurance
Financial balance1
Debt to GDP ratio1
Social insurance
Tax to GDP ratio (OECD)1
1
2
Double counts are not included in totals and subtotals.

Some data are estimates.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (FFA)
Public debt
In CHF billion
As % of GDP
300
60%
250
50%
200
40%
150
30%
100
20%
50
10%
0%
1990
0
1990
1995
Confederation
F S O
2000
Cantons
S tat i s t i c a l
2005
Communes
Y e a r b oo k
2012
1995
2000
2005
2012
Social insurances
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Prices and income

General fluctuations in Swiss consumer prices
Average % changes over time
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
0.5
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.2
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
0.2
1.1
3.3
1.0
1.2
2.7
1.2
1.7
1.1
1.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco

Clothing and footwear
Housing and energy
Household furniture and furnishings
and routine maintenance
Health
2.4
1.1
1.4
6.0
3.7
1.1
2.4
2.4
0.8
0.1
0.8
0.4
1.3
1.9
1.6
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.9
Transport
3.3
2.4
1.1
2.2
0.9
Communications
4.9
1.4
0.1
0.6
2.3
Recreation and culture
0.6
2.1
3.3
2.8
0.0
Education
1.6
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.7
Restaurants and hotels
1.7
0.8
1.5
0.7
0.7
Other goods and services
0.5
1.3
0.2
0.1
0.6
Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Index December 2010 = 100
102
100
98
96
94
92
90
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2013
2010
Source: FSO Consumer Price Index (CPI)
International comparison of price level indices. 2012p, EU-28=100

Switzerland Germany Spain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Sweden
United
Danemark
Kingdom
Norway
Gross Domestic Product
154
103
91
112
100
110
110
133
113
137
Actual individual consumption
166
101
94
109
102
111
110
136
117
145
168
154
106
93
109
112
96
120
124
104
143
186
156
124
91
86
106
100
102
90
143
165
125
268
126
103
89
104
107
107
99
130
92
126
156
Housing and energy
207
105
96
112
99
114
95
124
142
148
133
Furnishings, household equipment

and routine maintenance of the house
127
97
97
111
102
103
109
124
110
118
137
Health
209
98
103
115
110
134
131
153
114
161
206
Transport
115
104
94
102
97
109
104
124
108
135
156
Communication
124
82
147
110
106
125
96
83
109
96
96
Recreation and culture
139
102
98
106
103
102
108
129
108
135
163
Education
255
105
90
119
97
118
158
202
141
175
210
Restaurants and hotels
157
101
92
103
106
104
106
149
113
154
195
154
98
88
110
101
112
109
138
105
148
184
Actual collective consumption
Miscellaneous goods and services
177
115
85
124
115
118
128
130
105
146
182
Gross fixed capital formation
142
114
83
117
88
110
107
140
104
119
157
Source: EUROSTAT
Wage growth
130
Index 1993 = 100

Nominal wages
120
110
Real wages
100
1993 1995
2000
2005
2010
2012
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Balance of payments
Swiss Balance of Payments (BoP).1 In CHF million, at current prices2
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
58 233
60 381
65 303
72 915
46 620
11 866
58 484
84 408
52 467
66 346
4 318
6 705
3 004
5 065
9 373
15 108
16 446
13 179
14 403
15 507
Exports
141 622
153 235
163 468
185 649
207 033
216 997
188 320
204 053
208 728
212 388
Imports
Current Account, net

Goods, net
137 304
146 530
160 463
180 584
197 660
201 889
171 874
190 874
194 325
196 881
Services, net
28 908
30 361
33 568
39 338
45 483
50 222
45 924
48 901
44 125
41 186
Receipts
48 814
54 581
62 036
68 758
79 026
83 604
82 967
86 927
84 314
85 170
19 906
24 220
28 468
29 420
33 542
33 382
37 043
38 025
40 189
43 984
32 593
31 412
42 449
40 175
3 117
39 431
9 192
34 747
5 726
21 568
84 400
88 660
127 464
136 380
146 733
91 884
99 348
122 572
92 072
116 429
51 807
57 248
85 016
96 204
143 616
131 315
90 156
87 825
86 347
94 861
7 587
8 097
13 718
11 663
11 354
14 033
13 077
12 419
11 787
11 916
17 752
17 732
19 537
22 213
27 540
30 496
28 794
25 889
27 584
28 738
25 338
25 829
33 255
33 877
38 894
44 530
41 871
38 308
39 371
40 654
Capital Transfers, net
2 932
3 934
2 847
5 432
5 038
3 780
3 775
4 617
8 382
1 917
Capital transfers abroad
3 595
4 439
3 432
5 767
5 523
4 876
3 919
4 975
8 865
2 362
662
505
584
335
485
1 096
144
359
483
446
35 197
71 484
84 398
75 806
57 432
7 899
21 489
106 350
37 367
96 752
1 430
31 507
64 835
40 256
22 308
32 624
2 734
49 196
26 352
27 112
47 022
49 673
59 151
53 538
23 308
38 513
32 066
30 972
16 802
13 185
...
...
...
3 677
12 768
7 378
2 515
1 293
4 484
4 984
Expenses
Labour and investment income, net
Receipts
Expenses
Current transfers, net
Receipts
Expenses
Capital transfers to Switzerland

Financial Account, net
Direct investment, net
Portfolio investment, net
Derivatives and structured
products, net
Other investment, net
14 877
11 557
16 933
22 057
5 009
60 005
52 107
48 383
43 947
86 783
Reserve assets, total
4 482
1 861
22 655
392
4 057
4 146
46 780
137 803
42 644
174 591
20 104
15 037
21 943
8 323
15 851
186
33 220
26 559
6 719
32 323
Net Errors and Omissions
The minus sign () indicates a surplus of imports over exports in the current account, and an
export of capital in the other positions.
Revised figures
Source: Swiss National Bank (SNB)
Current Account balance

In CHF billion
100
Total Current Account
80
60
40
20
Services
0
20
40
Goods
1985
F S O
Compensation of employees
Investment income
1990
2005
S tat i s t i c a l
1995
2000
Y e a r b oo k
2012
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2 Population
Persons in employment1, in thousands
Population and population growth

9
4000
Population
in millions
8
7
Tertiary sector (services)
4%
3000
3%
5
4
2%
2000
3
2
Secondary sector
(industry and craft)
1%
1
0
1000
0%
Population growth (in %, right scale)
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
Primary sector
(agriculture, forestry)
0
1%
1960
2000 2012
1
1970
1980
1990
2000
2013
New calculation method from 1975/1991 onwards
Life expectancy
The main languages in Switzerland 2010
90
Question: What is your main language, i.e. the language you think in
and know best? Number of persons in millions.
Years
80
German
French
70
60
From birth:
Women
Italian
Men
Raeto-Romansch
50
Other languages
40
Unknown
0
30
20
From age 65:
Women
10
Persons interviewed could indicate more than one main language. The
answers of the 320 000 (approx.) respondents were extrapolated to the total
resident population aged 15 and over on the 31.12.2010 (6.5 m persons).
Men
0
1878
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000 2012
Educational attainment 2012
Net migration and excess of births over deaths, in thousands

100
80
60
Excess of births1
40
20
0
20
40
Net migration2
60
Women
Age 2534
11.2
Age 5564
49.0
23.2
39.8
56.8
20.1
Men
Age 2534 10.0
Age 5564
48.5
13.0
41.4
49.5
37.5
All persons aged 2564
13.7
49.7
36.6
German-speaking
12.3
51.1
36.6
French-speaking
17.2
Italian-speaking
16.6
0%
Compulsory education
45.3
52.9
20%
40%
Upper secondary
1971
37.4
1
2
30.5
60%
80%
1980
1990
2000
2012
Live births minus deaths

Incl. change of status: change from residence permit valid for less than 12 months
to residence permit valid 12 months or longer.
100%
Higher education
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Selected criteria
Permanent resident population in 000

Foreigners
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2008
2009
20101
2011
2012
4 717
5 360
6 193
6 335
6 751
7 204
7 702
7 786
7 870
7 955
8 039
285
514
1 002
914
1 127
1 424
1 670
1 714
1 766
1 816
1 870
Urban
...
...
...
4 722
4 983
5 259
5 666
5 733
5 799
5 864
5 929
Rural
...
...
...
1 614
1 767
1 945
2 036
2 052
2 071
2 091
2 110
Age groups, in %
Age 019
30.6
31.8
31.0
27.5
23.4
23.1
21.2
21.0
20.9
20.6
20.4
Age 2064
59.8
57.9
57.5
58.6
62.0
61.5
62.2
62.2
62.2
62.2
62.2
9.6
10.3
11.5
13.9
14.6
15.4
16.6
16.8
16.9
17.2
17.4
Excess of births over deaths, per 1000

inhabitants
8.0
7.9
6.8
2.3
3.0
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.2
Migration balance, per 1000 inhabitants
2.5
4.2
2.9
2.7
8.4
2.8
12.7
9.6
8.3
6.6
5.6
18.1
17.7
16.1
11.7
12.5
11.0
10.0
10.1
10.4
10.2
10.3
3.8
3.8
3.8
4.8
6.1
10.7
17.1
17.9
18.9
19.3
20.2
Age 65+
Live births per 1000 inhabitants

Infant born out of wedlock, in %
Age of mother at birth of first child
26.8
26.0
25.3
26.3
27.6
28.7
29.9
30.1
30.2
30.4
30.4
Total birth rate
2.40
2.44
2.10
1.55
1.59
1.50
1.48
1.50
1.54
1.52
1.53
Deaths per 1000 inhabitants
10.1
9.8
9.2
9.4
9.5
8.7
8.0
8.1
8.0
7.8
8.0
Deaths before age 1, per 1000 live births
31.2
21.1
15.1
9.1
6.8
4.9
4.0
4.3
3.8
3.8
3.6
Marriages per 1000 inhabitants
7.9
7.8
7.6
5.7
6.9
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.3
5.3
25.8
24.9
24.1
25.0
26.7
27.9
29.1
29.2
29.4
29.5
29.5
Total marriage rate for single women under

the age of 50, in %
92
96
87
66
75
64
64
64
65
63
64
Divorces per 1000 inhabitants
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.7
2.0
1.5
2.6
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.2
Total divorce rate, in %
12
13
15
27
33
26
48
48
54
43
43
Average age of woman at marriage
From 2010, new definition of the permanent resident population, which also includes asylum seekers with a total length of stay of at least 12 months.
Sources: FSO Federal Population Census, Annual Population Statistics (ESPOP, STATPOP), Vital Statistics (BEVNAT)
An aging society
There are now many more elderly people than 50 years ago.
The number of over 64-year-olds has more than doubled since
1950, while the number of 80+ year-olds has even quadrupled. In
contrast, the number of under twenties has increased much less
and has actually declined since the early Seventies. This aging
process is the result of longer life expectancy and fewer births.
According to FSO population scenarios, this trend will continue
over the next few decades.
A large foreign population

Foreigners account for 23.3% of the permanent resident population (2012). More than half of the residents without a Swiss
passport have been living in Switzerland for more than 15 years
or were born here. In 2012, 33500 persons obtained Swiss
citizenship. 85.1% of Switzerlands permanent resident foreign
population are of European origin, more than two-thirds of whom
are nationals of an EU or EFTA member state. The largest group
of foreigners are Italian (15.6%), followed by nationals of Germany (15.2%), Portugal (12.7%) and Serbia (5.3%). An increasing
number of foreigners come from more distant countries. The proportion of non-European nationals doubled since 1980 to reach
14.8% today.
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3 Health
Selected indicators
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2009
2010
2011
2012
Women, at birth
70.9
74.1
76.2
79.1
80.8
82.6
84.4
84.6
84.7
84.7
Women, at age 65
14.0
15.2
16.3
18.3
19.4
20.7
22.0
22.2
22.2
22.1
Men, at birth
66.4
68.7
70.3
72.4
74.0
76.9
79.8
80.2
80.3
80.5
Men, at age 65
12.4
12.9
13.3
14.4
15.3
17.0
18.8
18.9
19.0
19.9
Infant mortality, deaths per 1000 live births
31.0
21.1
15.1
9.1
6.8
4.9
4.3
3.8
3.8
3.6
Perinatal deaths per 1000 live births
34.7
25.6
18.1
9.5
7.7
6.6
7.5
7.0
6.8
6.8
0.3
90.6
30.3
19.0
20.0
15.0
...
15.7
22.0
28.9
35.0
35.1
31.6
27.7
28.6
28.5
...
9.1
10.0
12.5
10.3
7.8
5.4
5.1
5.0
4.4
...
Road accidents
16.7
25.2
26.5
18.5
13.2
7.4
4.3
3.8
3.3
...
Suicides
23.0
19.0
19.5
24.9
20.1
17.2
12.5
11.1
11.2
...
...
...
28.8
...
...
...
9.3
8.9
8.2
...
Life expectancy in years1
AIDS, new cases per million inhabitants

Deaths per 100000 inhabitants
Lung cancer
Cirrhosis of the liver
Occupational diseases, new cases of illness per

10000 FTEs
Disability, recipients of disability benefits
...
...
...
...
16 815
23 570
30 932
31 644
32 390
32 900
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.2
1.5
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
14.6
11.6
10.0
9.3
8.2
6.2
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.8
in CHF million
...
1 925
5 316
13 509
26 870
42 843
60 981
62 495
64 574
...
in % of GDP
...
4.8
5.4
7.3
7.9
9.9
11.0
10.9
11.0
...
Practising physicians per 1000 inhabitants

Hospitals, beds per 1000 inhabitants
Healthcare costs
Figures up to and including 1980: based on Official Mortality Tables; figures from 1990
onwards: based on complete Annual Mortality Tables
Source: FSO
Health care costs

In 2011, 11.0% of the GDP went on health (1990: 8.1%). De
velopment of supply is a fundamental factor in this increase:
e.g. expanded facilities, growing specialization and greater use
of technology, greater comfort. The impact of the aging population and the escalation of social insurance benefits are not so
significant.
State of health
83% of the population (84% of men and 81% of women) perceived
their general state of health as good or very good (2012). The
percentage of people who consider their health to be (very) good
steadily drops with age. This proportion is also lower among
people whose level of education does not exceed compulsory
schooling than among people with tertiary level education (62%
compared to 90%). The percentage of people who rated themselves as being in (very) good health has decreased within five
years (2007: 87%; 2012: 83%). This decline is valid for all age
groups but is particularly pronounced for men aged between 55
and 74.
41% of the population are overweight or obese; 51% of men
and 32% of women. The percentage of overweight or obese
people almost stabilised between 2002 and 2007. Since then, it
has increased again.
89% of men and 78% of women consume alcohol; 17% of
men and 9% of women consume alcohol on a daily basis. The frequency of alcohol consumption increases with age: 38% of men
and 20% of women aged 65 years and older consume alcohol
on a daily basis. The percentage of daily consumers among men
has fallen from 31% to 17% since 1992.
28% of the Swiss population smoke; 32% of men and 24%
of women. The largest proportion of smokers among men are
between 25 and 34 years (43%) and among women between 15
and 24 years (32%). While compared to 1992 the percentage
of male smokers fell from 37% to 32% in 2012, this percentage
remained stable among females.
Healthcare costs, in % of GDP

14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
1970
F S O
1975
1980
S tat i s t i c a l
1985
1990
Y e a r b oo k
1995
2000
2005
2011
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4 Education
Selected indicators
Share of public expenditures for

education at federal, cantonal
and municipal levels, in % of GDP
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
4.9
4.9
5.4
In Switzerland, the education system from the pre-school level

(nursery school) to the tertiary level (higher education institutions
and higher vocational education) is a task of the state whose primary responsibility lies with the 26 cantons. In the post-compulsory sector (grammar schools, vocational education and training
and higher educational institutions), the Confederation and the
cantons share joint responsibility for public education.
In 2011, the public sector invested almost CHF31billion
in education. In international comparison, Switzerlands education expenditures in relation to GDP are slightly below the OECD
average. Switzerland ranks significantly higher if one considers
expenditure per student or vocational trainee.
In addition to public expenditure on education there is
also private expenditure. In 2011, private enterprises invested
CHF2.8billion in education.
Education expectancy1, in years

Total
16.6
16.6
16.7
16.7
16.3
Pre-school
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Compulsory education
9.6
9.6
9.5
9.5
9.1
Upper secondary education
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.5
Tertiary education
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1
87.6
88.4
91.7
93.7
95.3
8.5
8.8
9.1
7.6
7.3
At least upper secondary

education
86.0
86.8
86.9
85.8
85.6
Tertiary education
31.3
33.7
35.0
35.3
35.2
Completion rate for upper

secondary education
Dropout rate2
Highest level of education attained, persons aged 2564
Duration of post-compulsory education

In years
1
2
For a five-year-old child under current conditions

Share of persons aged 1824, who have only completed lower secondary education and are
not currently attending any training or continuing education courses, in %.
6
Men
Sources: FSO Student Statistics, Statistics on Completed Education and Diplomas, Statistics on

Public Expenditures for Education
Total
Women
Students1
2
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Pre-primary education
152 919
147 200
148 573
149 660
Primary education
499 435
492 508
487 436
483 466
Lower secondary education
291 089
289 636
286 907
284 217
309 944
315 548
318 093
321 945
15 382
16 353
17 122
18 817
214 412
228 519
236 743
247 561
10%
Second stage of tertiary

education
19 076
20 120
20 953
22 012
8%
Unclassifiable
12 000
12 524
12 730
13 202
Post-secondary but nontertiary education

First stage of tertiary
education
1
0
1990
1995
2000
Lower secondary education
6%
2%
Education levels according to ISCED
S tat i s t i c a l
1996
Y e a r b oo k
Tertiary education
0%
Source: FSO Student Statistics
F S O
2011
Unemployment rate by level of education
4%
2005
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2013
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5 Labour Market
Selected indicators
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Persons in employment, in 0001
4 203
4 222
4 306
4 419
4 533
4 572
4 592
4 707
4 755
4 816
Men
2 333
2 338
2 383
2 454
2 491
2 499
2 530
2 588
2 620
2 636
Women
1 870
1 884
1 923
1 965
2 042
2 073
2 062
2 119
2 136
2 180
Swiss nationals
3 160
3 163
3 212
3 273
3 335
3 330
3 340
3 392
3 398
3 418
Foreigners
1 043
1 058
1 094
1 146
1 198
1 242
1 252
1 315
1 357
1 398
Primary sector
151
151
151
157
161
152
153
172
173
171
Secondary sector
982
989
1 017
1 049
1 059
1 048
1 068
1 086
1 072
1 067
3 069
3 081
3 137
3 213
3 313
3 372
3 371
3 448
3 510
3 578
179
185
169
157
148
183
190
162
170
193
Standardised activity rate1,3
67.3
67.0
67.4
67.6
68.2
68.2
67.7
67.9
67.8
68.0
Men
76.0
75.1
75.4
75.8
75.5
75.2
75.2
75.3
75.0
74.8
Women
59.1
59.3
59.8
59.9
61.3
61.6
60.6
60.7
60.8
61.5
Swiss nationals
65.7
65.4
65.8
66.1
66.6
66.4
66.0
66.0
65.7
66.0
Foreigners
73.8
73.4
73.5
73.6
74.4
74.9
74.2
74.4
75.0
74.9
4.4
4.5
4.1
3.7
3.4
4.1
4.2
3.6
3.7
4.2
Tertiary sector
Unemployed (ILO-based)2 in 0001
Unemployment rate (ILO-based)2, in %1
1
2
3
Data for the second quarter

ILO: International Labour Organisationn
Persons in employment in % of permanent resident population (age 15+)
Sources: FSO Employment Statistics (ES), Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), Swiss Wage Index (SWI)
Unemployment
Unemployment is closely linked to economic developments. After
reaching a historic high in 1997 (5.2%), the unemployment rate
fell back to 1.7% in 2001, only to start rising again until 2004
(3.9%). After several years of steady decrease (2008: 2.6%),
it rose again to 3.9% in 2010. In 2013 it reached 3.2%. Different segments of the population are affected to varying degrees.
Unemployment figures are comparatively high among unskilled
workers, foreign aliens (who display on average a comparatively
low level of qualification) and in French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland. In recent years, we have seen higher than average levels
of unemployment among the 1524 age group.
Unemployment1 rate (annual median)

6%
GE 2.11
Total
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
1990
1995
2000
2005
12%
12%
10%
10%
8%
6%
4%
6%
4%
Men
2%
2%
Swiss
0%
0%
1990
2013
Foreigners
8%
Women
2010
2000
2013
1990
2000
2013
12%
French and italianspeaking Switzerland
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
1990
F S O
German-speaking
Switzerland
S tat i s t i c a l
Unemployment figures as per

the Swiss Secretariat for
Economic Affairs (seco)
2013
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Living conditions
Private households according to type
2011, in thousand
Expenditure among private households

In % of consumer expenditure
Number of
households1
Confidence
interval
(in %)2
Total
3 534.5
0.2
One-person households
1 289.0
0.8
Couples without children
994.2
0.6
Couples with children
943.4
0.6
Lone parents with children
196.3
1.8
Multi-family households
14.2
5.6
Non-family households with several persons
48.7
3.6
Unknown type of multi-person households3
48.5
3.2
1
2
2009
2010
2011
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.8
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
Restaurants and holiday accommodation
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.5
15.6
16.0
15.6
15.4
Furniture and fittings, daily expenses
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.7
Healthcare
2.8
2.9
2.9
2.7
Transport
7.9
7.7
7.9
8.0
Telecommunications
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
Entertainment, recreation and cultural

pasttimes
6.5
6.7
6.6
6.4
Other goods and services
3.1
2.9
3.1
3.3
Housing and energy
The Structural Survey includes all the private households of the permanent resident population.
The Structural Survey is a sample survey. The confidence interval indicates the precision of
the results.
The family relations between the members of these multi-person households are unknown.
20092011
Source: FSO Household Budget Survey (HBS)
Source: FSO Structural Survey
Income distribution
In 20092011, the average gross income of private households
in Switzerland was CHF 9565 per month. Employee income,
pensions and social benefits made up the largest proportion
of gross income. There were very considerable differences in
income between the income groups. In 20092011, the average gross income of the quintile with the highest-income at CHF
16,277 was almost four times that of the lowest income quintile
(CHF4201).
Availability of selected consumer goods, 2011

Television set
93%
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Mobile phone
PC
96%
Y e a r b oo k
Dishwasher
90%
82%
Washing machine
62%
Clothes drier
38%
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Social protection
Social security: Total expenditure, benefits and revenues
Double counting eliminated from calculation
1990
2000
2009
2010
Social security: Benefits according to intended purpose

In %
2011p
At current prices,
in CHF million
Total expenditure
61 794
106 547
148 475
153 321
155 503
Social security benefits
55 009
96 282
137 990
139 386
141 681
Revenues
86 156
130 248
172 490
176 628
184 527
In relation to GDP, in %
Total expenditure
18.2
24.6
26.8
26.7
26.5
16.2
22.3
24.9
24.3
24.1
Revenues
25.4
30.1
31.1
30.8
31.4
2000
2008
2009
2010
2011p
Old-age
44.4
43.8
43.3
44.0
44.7
Illness/healthcare
26.5
27.8
28.3
27.6
28.1
Disability
12.4
12.9
11.4
11.0
10.9
Surviving dependants
4.8
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.5
Family / children
4.9
4.8
4.8
5.2
5.3
Unemployment
3.0
2.8
4.3
4.4
3.1
Social marginalisation
3.2
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.9
Housing
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
Source: FSO Total Social Security Accounts
Marked increase in social benefits since 1950

Since the introduction of the federal old-age and survivors pension scheme in 1948, revenues, benefits and expenditure for
social security have risen enormously, both in absolute terms
and in constant rates per inhabitant. This can be explained by
both the gradual expansion of the welfare state and the fact that
more people are forced to seek financial support from the state
when the economy is not doing well. In the second half of the
20th century, the social expenditure to GDP ratio consequently
rose from 6.5% in 1950 to 24.8% in 2011.
Social security: Expenditure according to type

Double counting eliminated from calculation,
in % of total expenditure
2000
2008
2009
2010
2011p
90.4
93.0
92.9
90.9
91.1
Not means-tested
83.8
86.6
86.7
84.6
84.7
Cash benefits
61.1
60.5
61.9
59.9
59.8
Benefits in kind
22.7
26.1
24.8
24.6
24.9
Means-tested
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.4
6.4
Other expenditure
9.6
7.0
7.1
9.1
8.9
Implementation costs
4.7
5.3
5.0
5.4
5.6
Other expenditure1
4.9
1.7
2.1
3.7
3.3
Social security: long-term growth
30%
150
Mainly net payments from occupational pension plans for other types of insurance coverage
25%
20%
National insurance contributions

of whom Employer-paid
2009
2010
2011p
65.6
65.5
65.6
65.0
31.4
31.0
30.6
30.0
State contributions
22.6
23.2
23.5
24.1
Confederation
10.4
10.4
10.4
11.1
Cantons and communes
13.0
12.2
12.8
13.1
Other revenues
11.8
11.3
10.9
11.0
Asset income
11.2
10.6
10.2
10.3
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
Other revenues
100
15%
Social security: Revenues according to type

Double counting eliminated from calculation, in % of total revenues
2008
Total paid benefits in % of GDP

(Based on Total Social Security Accounts, left scale)
10%
50
5%
Total expenditure in CHF billion
0%
1950
(At current prices, right scale)
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
0
2011p
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
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7 Industry, trade and services

Company1 size 2011
Total
Jobs per size cateogory2
Primary
sector
Secondary
sector
Tertiary
sector
Total
6.4
92.1
Primary
sector
Secondary
sector
Tertiary
sector
14.1
93.2
0%
20%
09
2.9
99.4
82.5
5.6
40%
60%
1049
80%
30.3
100%
50249
250
19.4
25.3
19.2
20%
Tourism income
In CHF billion
120
20
40%
15
Production
30.2
29.1
17.7
32.3
60%
80%
Derived from non-residents
10
90
Derived from residents
80
Turnover
70
100%
Only commercial companies

The size of the companies is measured according to its number of full time jobs
(part-time employment is converted into full-time employment).
Indexed quarterly results, yearly average 2010 = 100
100
26.2
30.8
Secondary sector production and turnover
110
19.0
94.6
0%
1
2
20.4
4.1
Breakdown of size categories2
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2012
Trans-Alpine freight traffic1 in millions of net tonnes

France
Switzerland
Austria
40
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
20
10
10
10
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
2012
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Road traffic
2012
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
2012
Rail traffic
Alpine route considered: From Mt Cenis/Frjus to Brenner
Construction expenditure1 Index 1980 = 100
Final energy consumption by user category, in thousand TJ
250
300
Industry, services1
Transformations
200
200
Transport
Public maintenance projects

150
Overall total
Private
Households
100
100
New constructions
1980
1
F S O
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
0
1990
2012
At 2000 prices
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
1995
2000
2005
2012
Incl. statistical difference and agriculture
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Company structure
Companies1 and jobs according to economic branch. 2011p
Branch of economic activity (NOGA 2008)
Total
Ongoing structural change with SMEs continuing to

predominate
The structure of branches in the Swiss economy has changed
steadily since 1995. The most striking examples relate to the
economic branches within the secondary sector such as construction, textile, leatherworks, paper, cardboard, printing and
publishing and engine building where companies have had to lay
off workers. In contrast, economic branches within the tertiary
sector such as business services, IT services, R&D, healthcare
and social services have grown sharply.
More than 99% of all enterprises in Switzerland are small
and medium-sized enterprises, i.e. enterprises with fewer than
250employees (calculated as full-time equivalents); about 92%
are micro-enterprises, i.e. with fewer than 10employees. In
2011, roughly 564,000enterprises were counted in Switzerland. That is 6900 more than in 2008 and 33,600 more than in
2005. Since 2005, the number of enterprises in the industrial
sector increased by 7600, and rose by almost 41,000 in the
service sector. This means that the share of third sector businesses increased by almost 11% within six years.
Companies Jobs
549 571
4 202 884
Primary sector
57 789
164 708
Secondary sector
89 658
1 090 560
of wich:
Mining and quarrying
Manufacture of food and tobacco products
Manufacture of textiles and apparel
Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
273
4 595
3 423
88 533
2 912
17 479
10 430
77 454
246
41 001
Manufacture of metal products
8 337
106 895
Manuf. of computer, elec., optical prod.; watches, clocks
2 327
112 042
Manufacture of electrical equipment
896
38 791
Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply
669
29 545
7 755
106 468
402 124
2 947 616
Wholesale trade
24 379
229 541
Retail trade
38 907
358 950
Construction of buildings and Civil engineering

Tertiary sector
of wich:
Accommodation
5 570
76 759
Food and beverage service activities
23 225
162 810
IT and other information services
15 400
88 220
5 606
143 730
Architectural and engineering activities
23 426
110 961
Administrative and support service activities
18 684
163 723
Human health activities
47 485
337 087
Financial service activities
New companies. 2011

Branch of economic Total new
activity
companies
(NOGA 2008)
Total
Only commercial companies
Source: FSO Statistics on enterprise structure (SES)
Created
jobs
Created
jobs (fulltime)
Created
Jobs (parttime)
11 531
20 484
13 510
6 974
Secondary sector
1 976
4 088
3 253
835
Industry and Energy
586
1 068
764
304
Construction
1 390
3 020
2 489
531
Tertiary sector
9 555
16 396
10 257
6 139
Trade and repair

sector
2 073
3 444
2 101
1 343
Transport and warehousing
341
628
479
149
Accommodation, food
and beverage service
activities
204
632
377
255
Information and
communication
954
1 554
1 079
475
Banking and insurance
677
1 206
861
345
Real estate activities

and services
1 244
2 390
1 346
1 044
Professional and
scientific activities
2 918
4 491
2 958
1 533
Education
197
286
143
143
Health and social

services
378
814
369
445
Arts and recreation
232
368
202
166
Other service
activities
337
583
342
241
Source: FSO Swiss Business Demographics (BDEMO)
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
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Industry, construction and trade

Retail sales. Average % change compared to previous year
Industrial output. Yearly mean 2010=100

2009
2011
2012
Total Manufacturing
93.0
103.8
105.3
Manufacture of food and tobacco products
99.1
100.9
101.8
Manufacture of textiles and apparel
99.4
Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing

Manufacture of coke, chemicals and chemical
products
111.0
2010
2011
2012
1.0
Nominal turnover
Total
103.2
1.9
1.2
Food, beverages and tobacco
2.3
0.5
1.7
2.0
4.0
2.3
6.9
96.7
97.5
92.8
Clothing, footwear
102.0
102.3
98.3
Automotive fuel
2.2
4.7
Remaining classes of goods (excluding fuel)
1.5
1.9
0.5
Non-attributable1
2.8
1.2
2.7
Total excluding fuel
1.9
1.6
0.7
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
94.8
104.7
115.8
Manufacture of rubber and plastics products
95.8
99.4
93.7
Manufacture of metal products
79.2
93.4
87.4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical

products; watches and clocks
90.1
109.6
114.1
Manufacture of electrical equipment
91.5
102.9
104.6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
92.4
107.5
99.7
Manufacture of transport equipment
96.7
111.5
119.9
Other manufacturing, repair and installation
97.4
102.9
105.8
Real turnover
Total
3.2
1.2
3.4
Food, beverages and tobacco
3.1
2.1
2.4
Clothing, footwear
0.9
5.6
4.0
5.7
1.4
2.5
Remaining classes of goods (excluding fuel)
3.3
2.6
2.5
Non-attributable1
4.0
1.2
5.0
Total excluding fuel
2.9
0.6
3.2
Automotive fuel
Source: FSO Industry Production, Orders and Turnover Statistics (INDPAU)

1
Turnover that cannot be allocated to a class of goods
Source: FSO Retail Sales Statistics
Construction expenditures. In CHF million, at year 2000 prices1

2010
2011
2012
Total
49 240 50 422 51 926
Government-funded projects2
15 958 16 274 17 012
Civil engineering
9 649
9 679
10 169
of which roads
4 739
4 552
4 662
6 309
6 595
6 843
456
488
474
Building construction
of which residential buildings
Privately-funded projects3
33 281 34 148 34 914
Infrastructure
Housing
3 275
3 331
3 434
22 995
23 705
24 008
Agriculture and forestry

Industry, small business, services
1
2
3
467
483
539
6 544
6 629
6 934
Construction deflators based on FSO National Accounts

Construction expenditure of the Confederation, the cantons, the municipalities and
corresponding public enterprises, including public maintenance work
Without private maintenance work
Source: FSO Annual Construction and Housing Statistics
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
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Financial markets
Insurance companies revenue from premiums
In Switzerland and abroad, in CHF million
Assets and liabilities of Swiss banks

Year end
2010
2011
2012
Insurance branch
In CHF million
Total
Assets
Domestic
1 262 680
1 369 353
1 492 600
Foreign
1 451 847
1 423 613
1 285 679
Liabilities
Domestic
1 288 790
1 304 788
1 363 837
Foreign
1 425 737
1 488 178
1 414 442
2 714 526
2 792 965
2 778 279
Balance sheet total
2010
2011
2012
109 573
103 408
115 854
Life insurance
32 558
32 686
33 413
Accident and indemnity
49 092
45 370
48 743
Reinsurance
27 924
25 352
33 698
Source: Federal Office of Private Insurance (FOPI)
Compensation paid out by insurance companies

In Switzerland and abroad, in CHF million
As % of balance sheet total

Assets
Domestic
46.5
49.0
53.7
Foreign
53.5
51.0
46.3
Type of insurance
Liabilities
Total
2010
2011
2012
71 455
80 395
76 901
Domestic
47.5
46.7
49.1
Life insurance
27 330
29 241
27 395
Foreign
52.5
53.3
50.9
Accident and indemnity insurance
29 262
28 901
30 621
Reinsurance
14 863
22 253
18 885

Yield on Confederation bonds and mean interest rates. In %

Year end
2010
2011
No. of people working for insurance companies

In Switzerland only, year end
2012
Confederation bonds
1.67
0.74
0.56
Domestic liabilities in the form of savings

and deposits, denominated in CHF
0.68
0.61
0.53
Medium-term transferable coupon-bearing

bonds and cash vouchers
2.12
1.85
1.68
Total
Mortgage accounts payable
2.58
2.39
2.18
Indemnity insurance
Life insurance
Reinsurance
2010
2011
2012
38 804
38 102
38 309
6 008
5 124
4 866
28 627
28 624
28 826
4 169
4 354
4 617

No. of bank employees1

Year end
All banks
in Switzerland
2010
2011
2012
132 010
132 540
128 914
105 166
107 997
108 098
Abroad
24 013
24 442
23 748
Major banks
59 392
59 792
58 431
in Switzerland
39 871
39 698
39 275
Abroad
19 521
20 094
19 156
Full-time equivalents
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
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Tourism
Selected tourism indicators
2010
2011
2012
275 193
273 969
271 168
16 298
Main countries of origin of foreign guests1 2012

Germany
UK
USA
France
Italy
China
Netherlands
Belgium
Russia
States of the Gulf
Japan
India
Spain
Austria
Supply (beds)1
Hotels and health establishments
Demand: arrivals in 000
16 203
16 229
Campsites
932
907
917
Youth hostels
471
453
459
Demand: overnight stays in 000

of which foreign guests
Campsites
Youth hostels
36 208
35 486
34 766
20 443
19 734
19 076
3 281
3 057
2 964
1 532
1 349
1 202
939
905
917
394
376
380
0
1
2.2
2.2
2.1
3.5
3.4
3.2
Youth hostels
2.0
2.0
2.0
Gross occupancy rate: hotels and

health establishments
expressed as a % of available beds
36.0
35.5
35.0
Tourism account CHF millions

Receipts from foreign visitors to
Switzerland
15 356r
15 185
14 983p
Expenditure by Swiss nationals abroad
11 644
12 128
12 942
3 058
2 042
Balance
3 712
Overnight stays in millions, excl. supplementary accomodation
Overnight stays (hotels and resorts)
Length of stay average number of nights

Campsites
4.625
1.544
1.525
1.318
0.972
0.744
0.727
0.621
0.561
0.519
0.510
0.475
0.435
0.378
In millions
Foreign guests
50
100%
40
80%
30
60%
20
40%
10
20%
0%
0
1950
1970
1990
2012
1980
1990
2000
2012
Beds available: total beds in registered establishments
Source: FSO Accommodation Statistics
F S O
S tat i s t i c a l
Y e a r b oo k
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8 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key agricultural figures
2000
2005
2010
2012
Structural changes in agriculture
Agricultural holdings
Number of agricultural holdings, in 000
Agricultural area, in 000 ha
70.5
63.6
59.1
56.6
1 072
1 065
1 052
1 051
Agricultural area per holding, in ha
15.2
16.7
17.8
18.6
Holdings with agricultural area <5 ha, in %
19.5
16.7
17.0
16.1
Holdings with agricultural area 50 ha, in %
1.7
2.5
3.3
3.9
Agricultural holdings
Total
per size category
(in absolute terms)
1985
32.5
1990
30.3
1996
24.0
2002
2008
16.7
Agricultural holdings with cows
2012
16.1
Number of cows, in 000
48
42
38
36
714
699
700
706
0%
32.7
34.1
19.1
18.4
Cattle-raising
Number of holdings, in 000
21.3
20.3
35.1
17.9
16.5
20%
33.5
40%
79 479
28.6
67 421
33.3
32.2
60 894
36.7
60%
0 5 ha
98 759
92 815
21.8
35.1
15.0
13.5
15.4
56 575
80%
100%
5 10 ha
10 20 ha
>20 ha
Agricultural holdings with pigs

Number of holdings, in 000
Number of pigs, in 000
15
12
1 498
1 609
1 589
1 544
408
405
404
403
Organic farms
Land use
Area under arable, in 000 ha
% of total agricultural area
38
38
38
38
Area under cereals, in 000 ha
183
168
152
147
17
16
14
14
Area under grass, in 000 ha
629
625
612
611
59
59
58
58
1996
2000
Labour force
Total labour force per agricultural holding
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.9
2005
6.4
2008
6.0
2010
5.7
2012
5.9
60.9
59.1
114.0
104.6
100.7
98.8
Purchase Price Index Agriculture

(December 2010 = 100)
92.3
95.2
100.0
100.6
11 087 10 160 10 081
9 983
1065.1
114.1
1058.1
1051.7
1051,1
121.8
60
80
Agricultural holdings,
in thousands
Producer Price Index Agriculture

(December 2010 = 100)
117.1
111.5
56,6
40
1072.5
82.7
63.6
20
1082.9
54.6
70.5
4.9
Price indexes
400
800
1200
Agricultural area,
in thousand ha
... of which organic farms
Economic Accounts for

Agriculture (at current prices)
Total value of output at basic prices
(in CHF million)
79.5
3.3
Agricultural prices
Index December 2010 = 100
140
130
120
Source: FSO
110
100
90
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2010
2013p
Agricultural crops and livestock production

At current prices, in CHF billion
8
Livestock production
6
Agricultural crops
4
2
0
1985
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1990
1995
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2000
Y e a r b oo k
2005
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Key forestry figures

2009
2010
2011
Timber industry
2012
Forest area in hectares
1 255 141
1 255 274
1 257 294
1 258 658
Variations in domestic use, in millions m
Operations in m3
4 879 701
5 128 999
5 075 084
4 658 379
10
Softwood
68.6
68.5
67.0
65.9
Hardwood
31.4
31.5
32.7
33.8
Type of wood in %
4
58.3
57.4
55.7
53.0
Pulpwood
9.6
10.3
10.5
10.8
Firewood
31.7
32.0
33.5
35.9
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
Other
Total
Trunk wood
Pulp wood1
Agglomerated wood in %
Trunk wood
Firewood
2
0
1974
1
2
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2012
Incl. other categories of wood

Storms: Vivian (25.27.2.1990), Lothar (26.12.1999)
Source: FSO Forestry Statistics
Professional fishing. Yield in kg

Area in km2
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
1 232.2
1 415 443
1 376 878
1 606 554
1 651 243
1 629 952
882 280
470 060
Total
Lake Geneva1
345.4
223 259
210 482
291 028
346 200
472 378
Lake Neuchtel
215.0
249 826
265 526
289 483
296 841
256 865
212 300
Lake Constance2
172.6
210 851
213 682
288 629
262 152
251 044
113 950
Lake Lucerne
113.7
136 942
119 422
118 057
111 969
113 399
5 470
Lake Zurich3
88.1
198 023
208 050
254 892
279 218
198 791
37 040
Lake Thun
47.7
37 230
35 922
40 427
27 402
28 947
37 040
Lake Maggiore1
40.8
51 566
43 734
45 674
43 619
42 713
37 040
Lake Biel
39.4
92 844
108 398
107 594
132 626
102 559
16 880
Lake Zug
38.4
38 976
34 349
31 714
35 600
38 945
10 260
131.1
175 926
137 313
139 056
115 616
124 311
16 320
Other4
1
2
3
4
Lake area fished from Switzerland

Including Untersee
Including Obersee
Lake Lugano, Lake Brienz, Lake Walen, Lake Murten, Lake Hallwil and Lake Sempach
Sources: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN); lake area: GG25 2009 Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
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9 International trade
Imports and exports according to economic areas and type of goods. In CHF million
Imports
Total
Exports
1990
2000
2010
2012
1990
2000
2010
2012
96 610.9
139 402.2
183 436.2
185 409.4
88 256.9
136 014.9
203 483.8
211 807.5
Economic area
Europe
EU-27
77 575.2
110 918.5
144 544.1
140 789.6
60 811.9
86 838.8
126 096.1
125 062.6
76 098.5
106 122.1
142 084.6
138 298.0
57 906.8
83 755.5
119 329.9
117 953.0
EFTA
645.1
364.8
354.6
321.1
490.7
553.6
770.5
1 072.3
Other areas of Europe
873.5
4 431.6
2 104.9
2 064.0
2 414.4
2 529.7
5 995.7
5 862.8
Africa
1 684.1
2 356.1
2 213.5
3 755.2
1 842.4
2 081.2
3 432.2
3 347.0
Asia
8 964.8
12 467.2
23 113.7
26 160.4
14 839.7
22 748.6
41 956.3
47 091.7
China (Peoples Republic)
418.7
2 300.5
6 085.6
10 286.9
415.0
1 402.7
7 467.0
7 828.3
Hong Kong
902.1
894.7
1 636.4
1 802.5
2 264.7
3 841.5
6 534.9
8 274.9
of which:
Japan
4 246.0
3 925.5
3 680.9
4 214.8
4 206.3
5 767.2
6 734.6
6 958.8
America
8 234.8
13 355.9
13 151.5
14 266.7
9 889.2
23 123.7
29 561.6
33 560.8
of which:
Canada
United States of America
304.1
578.9
945.8
639.9
709.3
1 251.0
2 891.2
3 239.8
5 920.6
10 288.4
9 827.8
10 493.4
6 977.4
17 426.6
20 558.1
23 520.0
152.0
304.5
413.4
437.5
873.8
1 222.6
2 437.5
2 745.1
Australasia
Type of goods
Agricultural and forestry products
8 094.5
9 924.9
13 398.0
13 306.0
2 997.7
4 428.0
8 498.0
8 655.8
Textiles, clothing, footwear
8 806.1
8 905.2
8 956.3
8 718.1
4 984.3
3 890.8
3 386.1
3 113.7
Chemicals
10 624.5
21 898.5
37 786.7
39 368.6
18 421.7
35 891.7
75 909.4
79 012.3
9 025.3
10 735.1
14 378.7
13 810.9
7 536.7
10 891.9
12 738.5
11 932.7
Machines, electronic products
19 793.5
31 583.2
31 437.7
29 364.9
25 527.2
37 136.9
36 435.0
33 307.4
Motor vehicles
10 230.4
14 903.2
16 581.1
17 073.7
1 485.3
3 054.0
4 013.3
5 095.0
5 785.9
8 030.6
18 619.9
19 022.0
13 329.6
20 516.2
36 971.2
44 040.0
Metals
Technical instruments, watches
Source: Federal Customs Administration
Swiss foreign trade in 2012: Main goods
Key trading partners 2012

Germany
29.6
19.8
5.7
USA
Italy
Technical instruments,
watches
Austria
Netherlands
Japan
Spain
Energy resources
24.2
10%
20%
4.1
3.8
4.6
Textiles, clothing, footwear
4.7
1.5
Other goods
Share of exports on a
value basis, in %
4.8
0%
40%
Share of imports on a
value basis, in %
7.2
Precious metals, gems

and gemstones
34.7
30%
9.2
2.4
Agricultural and forestry prod.
Share of exports on a
value basis, in %
20.8
9.4
3.2
Motor vehicles
Share of imports on a
value basis, in %
Other countries
0%
10.3
7.4
5.6
Metals
3.6
5.4
5.5
3.7
4.2
2.9
3.4
2.4
2.3
3.3
2.9
2.6
GB
China
37.3
15.8
15.7
Machines, electronic products
11.1
10.2
7.1
8.4
7.0
France
21.2
Chemicals
11.0
10%
20%
30%
40%
Foreign trade represents a high proportion of gross domestic

product (GDP) in Switzerland. Its most important trading partners
are the industrialised countries, which accounted for 73.3% of
Swiss exports and 73.5% of imports (2012). The EU plays a particularly important role (55.8% of exports and 74.6% of imports).
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10 Transport
Selected criteria
1990
2000
2010
2012
Passenger transport
Use of transport 2010, annual travel in %1
Length of network, in km
Rail
5 049
5 032
5 124
70 970
71 132
71 452
71 519
1 495
1 638
1 790
1 809
2 985 397
3 545 247
4 075 825
4 254 725
Road1,2
of which motorways
Motorcycle2
Everyday travel
Bicycle
Trips and holidays
On foot
Other
No. of vehicles3
Private motor vehicles
Motorcycles
299 264
493 781
651 202
679 822
Commercial vehicles
252 136
278 518
335 200
361 926
196 845
227 316
283 458
308 884
Passenger transport, rail5
12 678
12 620
19 177
19 262
Passenger transport, road6
of which delivery vehicles
Bus, tram
Railway
Airplane
Car
Transport
0%
77 759
79 142
88 702
91 810
Freight traffic, rail5
9 045
11 080
11 074
11 061p
Freight traffic, road
11 524
13 618
17 057
17 238p
10%
7.0%
Deaths
Injured persons
23 737
19 609
10.2%
18 148
954
592
327
339
29 243
30 058
24 237
22 218
serious injuries
11 182
6 191
4 458
4 202
minor injuries
18 061
23 867
19 779
18 016
40%
50%
Work
16.7%
3.6%
Transport accidents
23 834
30%
Purpose of travel 2010, annual travel in %1
8.7%
Road accidents involving injury

to persons
20%
53.7%
Education, training
Shopping
Leisure
Commercial traffic
Other
1
2
Percentages based on the annual distances travelled in Switzerland and abroad by

people from the age of 6
Includes small motorcycles and mopeds
1
Breakdown into cantonal and secondary roads taken into account (year: 2010)
2
Secondary roads: as at 1984
3 Road
4
In million passenger-km or million tonne-km.
Railways only
5
6
Private transport
Sources: FSO; Federal Office of Transport (FOT)
Trans-Alpine freight traffic. 20121, in million net tonnes

Rail
Road
Total
Transit
Variation2
%
Total
France
Switzerland
of which via the
Gotthard Pass
Austria
1
2
Total
%
Transit
Variation2
%
38.3
81.2
9.1
63.2
58.9
5.5
3.4
59.5
19.0
14.2
24.3
23.7
86.1
28.8
13.7
56.9
63.1
13.9
80.6
6.7
10.0
62.0
42.9
11.2
95.5
34.9
30.5
87.5
15.5
Rail: Alpine arc Mt CenisBrenner; road: Alpine arc FrjusBrenner

Variation (total) compared to 1999
Source: Federal Office of Transport (FOT)
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11 Environment
Selected environmental indicators1
2000
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Population density in urban areas (inhabitants per km2)
578
622
630
637
644
651
Population density in rural areas (inhabitants per km2)
63
66
66
67
68
68
35 263
36 750
36 931
37 194
Water consumption per inhabitant per day (in litres)
405
347
338
325
325
316
Consumption of fossil fuels (in gigajoules per inhabitant)
73.3
Per capita consumer spending (in CHF at year 2000 prices)
37 428p
84.5
79.4
76.3
78.3
71.1
Nitrogen balance2 on farmlands (in kg N/ha farmland)
58
60
57
62
58
Share of organic farmland in total farmland (in %)
7.7
10.8
10.6
10.6
11.0
11.6
Total emissions of greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalents (in millions of tonnes)
51.7
53.7
52.3
54.1
50.0
Particulate matter (PM10) yearly average in city centres (roads in g/m3)3
28.7
25.4
25.0
23.5
24.1
21.3
NO2, yearly average in city centres (roads in g/m3)4
47.3
45.7
43.2
42.2
42.4
41.4
Share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption (in %)
16.8
18.6
19.0
19.4
18.9
20.8
Municipal waste excl. recycled waste (in kg/inhabitant)
361
366
340
349
344
347
45
50
51
50
50
50
3 405
3 956
3 997
4 216
4 223
Share of sorted waste5 in total waste (in %)

Public expenditure for environmental protection (in CHF million)
1
2
Some date revised

Basis for calculations: Input (fertilizer, manure, other nitrogen input) Output (cereals, plants,
roughage, pasture forage) by method OECD
Threshold value=20 g/m3
4
5
Threshold value=30 g/m3

Paper, cardboard, plant waste, glass, tinplate, aluminium, polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
batteries
Sources: FFSO; Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (SFOEN)
Households and consumption

In 2012, the average person required 45m2 of living space,
which is about 11m2 more than back in 1980. Our living and
consumption habits are closely linked with our consumption of
energy and drinking water as well as with the amount of waste we
produce. In 2012, households and small businesses consumed
about 28% of total available energy and 58.2% of the drinking
water. In 2012 694kg of municipal waste were produced per
person. The settlement and urban area scores the highest average growing rate of all types of land use. This is closely linked
to the modern needs for living and leisure activities where due
to the high demand of space per person agglomerations are
encroaching more and more upon rural communes.
National economy and environment, index 1990 = 100

140
Gross domestic product
130
120
110
Final energy consumption
100
CO2 emissions1
90
1990
1
1995
2000
2005
2010 2012
According to Swiss Federal Law on CO 2 emissions Switzerland
Agriculture and environment, index 1996 = 100

225
200
Organic farmland
175
150
Ecological compensation areas
125
100
Nitrogen input
75
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Households, consumption and environment, index 1990 = 100

125
Per capita municipal waste
120
115
Resident
population
110
105
Per capita
consumer spending1
100
95
1990
1
1995
2000
2005
2010 2012
Spending of private households based on the price of the previous year

(reference year 2000)
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Settlement and urban areas by category 2009
Main land use categories
1985 6.0
37.9
30.4
25.6
1997
6.8
36.7
31.1
25.4
2009
7.5
35.9
31.3
25.3
6.4%
Industrial and commercial

areas
5.5% 7.8%
Building areas
Transportation areas
Recreational areas and
cemeteries
30.9%
49.4%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
Special urban areas
100%
Settlement and urban areas
Wooded areas (forest and woods)
Agricultural areas
Unproductive areas
Total area: 4 128 498 ha
Total settlement and urban areas: 307 897 ha
Wooded areas, 19852009
Origin of new settlement and urban areas 19852009
per 2500 ha (25 km)
New settlement and urban

areas developed from:
5.2%1.5%
3.9%
13.5%
2.9%
Orchard, vineyard
and horticulture areas
8.7%
Arable land
Meadows
31.5%
Farm pastures
Alpine agricultural areas
32.8%
Woods
Forest
Unproductive areas
Total new settlement and urban areas:

65 828 ha
Change of wooded areas 19852009, in hectares

70 21
20 +20
+21 +50
+51 +100
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Electricity production. In GWh
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2011
2012
31 273
33 542
30 675
37 851
37 450
33 795
39 906
Nuclear power stations
1 850
13 663
22 298
24 949
25 205
25 560
24 345
Conventional thermal power stations
1 763
957
1 013
2 371
3 121
...
...
88
177
476
665
921
34 886
48 162
54 074
65 348
66 252
62 881
68 019
Hydropower plants
Various renewable
Gross production
Minus storage pump consumption
Net production
1
2
3
2 861
2 847
965
1 531
1 695
1 974
2 494
2 466
2 411
33 921
46 631
52 379
63 374
63 758
60 415
65 608
One terajoule (TJ) corresponds to roughly 24 tonnes of crude oil or around 0.28 million kWh
Figures from 1990 onwards are based on new survey methodology.
Solar power, biogas, biofuel, ambient heat
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) National Energy Statistics
Breakdown of final consumption according

to energy resource. In terajoules1
Total energy use and final consumption, 2012
1980
1990
2000
2012
Rest
10,6%
Total
697 110
798 300
854 590
882 280
Gas
10,7%
Crude oil
488 300
501 050
509 740
470 060
309 480
247 830
216 490
170 640
Hydropower
12,5%
Used for combustion

Used as fuel
Electricity
178 820
253 220
293 250
299 420
126 910
167 670
188 540
212 300
Natural gas
30 370
63 430
92 860
113 950
Coal and coke
13 630
14 360
5 850
5 470
Wood, charcoal2
26 280
28 600
27 650
37 040
District heating
7 920
10 420
13 180
16 880
Household and industrial waste
3 700
8 680
10 440
10 260
...
4 090
6 330
16 320
Other renewable energy

sources3
Nuclear
combustibles
23,1%
Crude oil and

petroleum
products
43,8%
Losses
Energy use1
1 156 950 TJ
1
Source: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) Electricity statistics
F S O
9,7%
Rest
12,9%
Gas
24,1%
Electricity
33,9%
Motor fuels
19,3%
Heating fuels
Final energy consumption

882 280 TJ
Incl. export surplus of electricity (0.7%), Total: 100.7%
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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD)
High-tech trade balance 2011
In % of GDP
In USD billion
4%
Exports
Aerospace
3%
Imports
Electronics
2%
Computers and
office machinery
1%
0%
1986
1989
1992
1996
2000
2004
Pharmaceuticals
2008
Instruments
0
24%
Business enterprise funds

(incl. insurance companies)
73%
40
50
60
70
600
500
1%
Funds
from the
Confederation
30
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Private non-profit and other

funds
2%
20
Patent applications filed under the
Total intramural expenditure on R&D by category 2008

Higher education
funds
10
Relating to information and

communication technologies (ICTs)
400
300
200
100
Relating to biotechnology
0
1985
1990
1995
R&D personnel
Internet usage
In thousand full-time equivalents
Regular Internet users1 by age groups

100%
60
Total
40
2005
2010
1419
3039
80%
5059
of whom researchers
60%
(or university graduates)
20
2000
6069
40%
0
1986
1989
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
20%
70+ years
0%
1997
1
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2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2013
Respondents who stated that they use the Internet several times per week.
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Company intramural R&D expenditure in Switzerland

In CHF million
Total
Private companies
Telecommunications infrastructure. Status on 31 December
2004
2008
13 100
16 300
9 660
11 980
4 250
5 275
Machinery manufacture and metal processing companies
1 640
1 610
140
120
75
70
3 000
3 940
2 385
3 085
Research laboratories run by Swiss fed. instit. of technology
440
505
Universities of applied sciences
175
350
300
260
Confederation
of which Federal Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
University-level institutions
Universities
Private non-profit organisations and other institutions
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
3 698
3 635
3 494
3 261
3 141
2 998
48.7
47.2
44.9
41.5
39.5
37.3
4 927
4 828
4 644
4 360
4 208
3 968
64.9
62.7
59.6
55.6
52.9
49.4
2 367
2 556
2 739
2 912
3 076
3 190
31.2
33.2
35.2
36.9
38.7
39.7
Wireline
Connection
in 000
of which:
Pharmaceutical and chemical companies
2007
per 100 inhabitants

Access channels
in 000
per 100 inhabitants
Broadband access
in 000
per 100 inhabitants
Cable TV subscribers1
in millions
2.88
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
per 100 inhabitants
37.9
37.5
37.0
36.2
35.1
34.7
in millions
2.80
2.76
2.85
2.99
3.15
3.22
per 100 inhabitants
36.9
35.8
36.6
37.9
39.6
40.1
23.5
21.9
19.3
16.9
14.5
12.3
3.1
2.9
2.5
2.1
1.8
1.5
in 000
8 209
8 897
9 323
9 644
10 083
10 414
per 100 inhabitants
109.7
115.5
119.6
122.5
126.8
129.5
Internet subscribers
Source: FSO Surveys of R&D activities of private companies, university-level institutions and the
Confederation
Public phones
in 000
Triadic patent families in international comparison1
per 100 inhabitants
1990
2000
2010
2011
32 362
45 066
41 078
41 919
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.7
Japan
29.7
33.1
32.3
32.7
United States
34.8
30.7
30.2
30.2
EU-272
30.9
29.6
28.8
28.6
Total OECD
Wireless
Cellphone subscribers
As % of OECD total
Switzerland
Television subscribers with coaxial cable-based or fibre optic/coaxial cable-based infrastructure
Source: Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) Telecommunications Statistics

1
A triadic patent family is when a single invention is protected by patents in the three main
economies (European Patent Office (EPO), Japanese Patent Office (JPO), US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)).
Prior to 2004 the EU comprised 15 Member States (EU-15). Up until 31 December 2006, 25 Member States belonged to the European Union. In 2007 Bulgaria and Rumania joined the EU (EU-27).
Internet usage. In % of the population aged 14 and over
Source: OECD
Regular Internet users1
R&D personnel by educational background and type of

employer in Switzerland. 2008
Total
Total number of people
100 164
Private
company
45 623
Confe
deration
1 576
University-level
institution
52 965
of whom:
Occasional Internet users2
04.200509.2005
57.3
70.1
10.200503.2006
60.6
71.8
04.200609.2006
64.1
75.7
10.200603.2007
65.6
75.6
04.200709.2007
67.4
77.2
10.200703.2008
68.0
77.2
04.200809.2008
70.9
79.2
10.200803.2009
71.8
79.7
04.200909.2009
73.2
81.3
Women
31 661
9 381
551
21 729
10.200903.2010
74.5
82.1
Foreigners
34 161
14 796
153
19 212
04.201009.2010
77.4
83.9
52 587
18 804
1 184
32 599
10.201003.2011
77.5
84.1
04.201109.2011
78.5
85.2
Tertiary level, university

of whom:
Women
14 984
3 573
377
11 034
10.201103.2012
79.3
85.0
Foreigners
23 702
8 173
138
15 391
04.201209.20123
78.1
85.2
10.201203.2013
79.0
85.0
Total, in full-time equivalents
62 066
39 832
809
21 425
Tertiary level, university
31 440
16 627
531
14 283
9 081
8 342
49
690
21 545
14 862
230
6 452
Tertiary level, higher vocational

education
Other training
1
2
3
Respondents who stated that they use the Internet several times per week.
Respondents who stated that they have used the Internet at least once in the past six months
Due to changes in the methodology, the results from autumn 2012 onwards cannot be
compared with those of previous surveys.
Sources: FSO; MA-Net; Net-Metrix-Base
Source: FSO Surveys of R&D activities of private companies, university-level institutions and the
Confederation
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Switzerland in an international context

Industry, trade and services

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Living conditions and social protection

13 Science and technology

Economy and finance

Switzerland in an international context

is relatively easy for the people to submit popular initiatives and

-A. RH. Appenzell

SFSO, ThemaKart, Neuchtel

Switzerland in comparison with other countries

National accounts, prices and income

Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)

Equality: wage gap between sexes in %

Number of inhabitants in 000

Inhabitants per km of the total area

People under 20 years of age in %

People age 65 and over in %

Foreigners as percentage of the total population

Live births per 1000 inhabitants

Female life expectancy at birth in years

Male life expectancy at birth in years

Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS1

Health care expenditure as % of GDP

Infant mortality per 1000 birth (live births)

Young people (1824) without post-compulsory

Persons (2564) with highest educational attainment

Education expenditure in % of GDP

Employment rate for women

Employment rate for men

Unemployment rate (1574), ILO-based2

Beds in hotels and health establishments per 1000

Agricultural area, as % of the total area

Wooded areas, as % of the total area

Transport, environment and energy

Road accidents, fatalities per 1 million inhabitants

Total area in km2

Percentage of settlement and urban areas in %

Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, tonnes

Gross energy consumption, TOE3 per inhabitant

Purchasing Power Standards

Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs

With the purpose of facilitating clear and concise information

Life expectancy in good health

Assessment of the observed trend in relation to targeted trend

Life expectancy at birth in years

The unemployment rate based on ILO1

Unemployment rate based on ILO definition

ILO: International Labour Office

Teenage reading skills

Built-up areas are encroaching upon the

2009: Change in the skills profiles

Per capita settlement area1

Switzerlands ecological footprint is four times as

Switzerlands ecological footprint and biocapacity

In global hectares per capita

1 Economy and finance

Change with respect to previous year, in %, at current

Private households and NPISH2

Gross fixed capital formation

Machinery and equipment

Buildings and structures