Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.7933 National currency per US dollar against 0.7432 National currency per US dollar in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0501 National currency per US dollar.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 43rd of 43 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 National currency per US dollar | 0.3567 National currency per US dollar | 3.94 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 4.32 National currency per US dollar | 0.3752 National currency per US dollar | 3.94 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.81 National currency per US dollar | 0.4639 National currency per US dollar | 2.34 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.83 National currency per US dollar | 0.6197 National currency per US dollar | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.38 National currency per US dollar | 0.6088 National currency per US dollar | 0.7738 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | 0.5951 National currency per US dollar | 0.6873 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9614 National currency per US dollar | 0.6945 National currency per US dollar | 0.267 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8757 National currency per US dollar | 0.7739 National currency per US dollar | 0.1018 National currency per US dollar | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Switzerland, at 0.7933 National currency per US dollar against 0.7432 National currency per US dollar in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0501 National currency per US dollar, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 43rd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, end of period. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org