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Switzerland SwitzerlandEurope & Central Asia

Switzerland: 20th largest economy, 38th in military spending

Head of state Swiss Federal CouncilCapital Bern
Population9.1M#98 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$1T#20 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$115k#5 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#128 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$6.7B#38 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

Attacks reported

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≥ 37 events in or near Switzerland, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Geneva, Genè, Switzerland · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Bern, Bern, Switzerland · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Geneva, Genè, Switzerland · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Geneva, Genè, Switzerland · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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9.1M people, 86% in cities

  • Population9.1M2025
  • Population growth1.0%2025
  • Urban population85.7%2025
  • Land area39.5k km²2023

A $1T economy, $115k per person

  • GDP$1T2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$932B2025
  • GDP per person$115k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$103k2025
  • GDP growth1.3%2025

Fuels are 1% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP78.1%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP69.1%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports1.2%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$815B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$721B2025

Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhused 107 TWh
Gasmade 0.0 TWhused 34 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 0.9 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption339 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person38.0 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation65 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels2.3%2025

Spends $6.7B on its military, 0.7% of GDP

  • Military spending$6.7B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.7%2024
  • Armed forces personnel20k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$33M2023
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$33M2024

What Switzerland's leaders said lately

2 statements on record, newest first

  • Representative of Switzerland, Representative · 8 Octcommitment
    which is necessary for it to fulfil its mandate source ↗
  • Representative of Switzerland, Representative · 8 Octdemand
    Urged all States to honour their financial obligations and to cooperate constructively with the Commission, particularly by answering its calls for contributions on State practice relevant to topics on its agenda. source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.