Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 1.6% a year in Switzerland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3 percentage points, or 2.84 times that in Switzerland.

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% a year · IMF

Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 1.6% a year in Switzerland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3 percentage points, or 2.84 times that in Switzerland.
Saudi ArabiaSwitzerlandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Switzerland.
  • In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 44 and Switzerland ranked 110 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year and Switzerland at 1.2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSaudi ArabiaSwitzerland
20254.61.6
20242.61.5
20230.51.1
2022123.6
20216.56.2
2020-3.8-2.3
20191.71.1
20183.23.3
20171.21.5
20161.71.9
20154.71.4
201442.5
20132.91.9
20125.81.2
201111.81.5
201053.2
2009-1.1-2
20086.22.5
20072.24
20063.34.2
20055.93
20048.62.5
20038.8-0.3
2002-0.70.4
20010.31.6
20004.73.7
1999-0.61.6
19982.82.7
19972.62.1
19963.30.6
19950.30.5
199411.3
19930.4-0.1
19924.6-0.1
19918.2-0.9
19909.43.7
19890.44.4
19886.63.2
1987-3.11.6
198611.8
1985-7.23.8
1984-43
1983-110.6
1982-16.1-1.3
198131.7
19805.85.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSaudi ArabiaSwitzerland
2026-3.31.9
20277.91.2
20284.81.9
20293.41.2
20303.51.8
20313.61.2

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.

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