Current account and capital flows · Switzerland

Switzerland Current Account

The Switzerland Current Account measures money flowing between Switzerland and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

Importance
Medium
Publié
Quarterly
Prochaine publication
Devise
CHF · Swiss franc
Banque centrale
The Swiss National Bank
Influence
AUDCHF · CADCHF · CHFJPY · CHFSGD · EURCHF · GBPCHF · NZDCHF · USDCHF

Derniers chiffres

La dernière publication, pour Q2, est parue le 2026-09-22 et s’est établie à CHF23.7B.

PubliéPourRéelConsensusPrécédent
22 Sep 2026Q2CHF23.7B–CHF16.5B ®
23 Jun 2026Q1CHF15.5B–CHF3.0B ®
24 Mar 2026Q4CHF7.0B–CHF15.8B ®
19 Dec 2025Q3CHF15.4B–CHF12.5B ®
23 Sep 2025Q2CHF10.2B–CHF23.5B ®
20 Jun 2025Q1CHF19.4B–CHF9.8B
24 Mar 2025Q4CHF9.8B–CHF5.5B ®

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Pourquoi c’est important

A current-account deficit must be financed by foreign capital, which makes a currency vulnerable when investors turn cautious; a surplus country lends to the world. Capital-flow data show whether foreigners are buying the country's bonds and shares. Tourism and remittances are large sources of foreign currency for some economies.

Mode de calcul

The balance of payments records every transaction with non-residents: goods, services, income, transfers (current account) and investment (financial account); the two mirror each other.

Current account = trade balance + primary income + secondary income
Current account + capital account + financial account ≈ 0

Ce que signifient les variations

  • A deficit above about 4–5% of GDP is often seen as a risk for emerging-market currencies.
  • Large foreign purchases of local bonds support the currency.

Supérieur aux attentes : A larger surplus or stronger inflows than expected tend to support the Swiss franc.

Inférieur aux attentes : A larger deficit or weaker inflows than expected tend to weigh on the Swiss franc.

Un bref historique

Balance-of-payments accounting was standardised by the International Monetary Fund after 1945; current-account crises shaped events from the 1990s emerging-market crises to the euro debt crisis.

Questions

What is the Switzerland Current Account?

The Switzerland Current Account measures money flowing between Switzerland and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.

What was the latest Switzerland Current Account?

CHF23.7B for Q2, published on 22 September 2026.

When is the next Switzerland Current Account?

On Tuesday 22 December 2026 at 08:00 UTC.

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