🇨🇭 Switzerland National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Switzerland government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $432.8 billion, growing at $304 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 40%. Per-citizen share: $47,432.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Switzerland ranks 98th by debt-to-GDP, 25th by total debt and 13th by debt per person.
About Switzerland's National Debt
Switzerland runs one of the lowest debt ratios in the developed world, the result of a constitutional 'debt brake' and a long tradition of balanced budgets — a benchmark for fiscal conservatism.
Switzerland's debt-to-GDP ratio of 40% is moderate: higher than 25% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Switzerland ranks 25th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $304 per second, Switzerland adds about $26 million to its government debt every day — roughly $9.6 billion per year. Each of Switzerland's 9 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $47,432. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Switzerland National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Switzerland's national debt right now?
Switzerland's national debt is approximately $432.8 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $304 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 40% and each citizen's share is about $47,432.
How fast is Switzerland's debt growing?
Switzerland's government debt is growing at approximately $304 per second — about $26 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Switzerland's debt per capita?
Each of Switzerland's 9 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $47,432 of the national debt.
What is Switzerland's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Switzerland's debt-to-GDP ratio is 40%. That is higher than 25% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Switzerland's government debt at this level?
Switzerland runs one of the lowest debt ratios in the developed world, the result of a constitutional 'debt brake' and a long tradition of balanced budgets — a benchmark for fiscal conservatism.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 424,896,727,528 + 304 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ch (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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