Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland: GDP growth
GDP growth: 3.4% a year in Liechtenstein in 2023 and 1.6% a year in Switzerland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Liechtenstein, by 2.4 percentage points, or 3.26 times that in Switzerland.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Liechtenstein has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Switzerland.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Liechtenstein at 1.5% a year and Switzerland at 1.2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 1.6 |
| 2024 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| 2022 | -4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | -5.3 | -2.3 |
| 2019 | -2.2 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | -4.2 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3.2 |
| 2009 | -11.9 | -2 |
| 2008 | -1.9 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 7.8 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 4.2 |
| 2005 | 5.3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| 2003 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
| 2002 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | -1 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | – | 3.7 |
| 1999 | – | 1.6 |
| 1998 | – | 2.7 |
| 1997 | – | 2.1 |
| 1996 | – | 0.6 |
| 1995 | – | 0.5 |
| 1994 | – | 1.3 |
| 1993 | – | -0.1 |
| 1992 | – | -0.1 |
| 1991 | – | -0.9 |
| 1990 | – | 3.7 |
| 1989 | – | 4.4 |
| 1988 | – | 3.2 |
| 1987 | – | 1.6 |
| 1986 | – | 1.8 |
| 1985 | – | 3.8 |
| 1984 | – | 3 |
| 1983 | – | 0.6 |
| 1982 | – | -1.3 |
| 1981 | – | 1.7 |
| 1980 | – | 5.1 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 2027 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 2028 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 2029 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 2030 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2031 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Health
People
- PopulationLiechtenstein: 39,600 people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiechtenstein: 0.7% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiechtenstein: 1.54 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiechtenstein: 14.6% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageLiechtenstein: 44.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiechtenstein: 20.2% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiechtenstein: 5.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023