Switzerland Retail Sales Growth

2001 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Switzerland Retail Sales Growth

  • Switzerland Retail Sales dropped 3.4 % YoY in Apr 2023, compared with a 2.2 % decrease in the previous month.
  • Switzerland Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Apr 2023, with an average growth rate of 1.5 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 38.4 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -18.3 % in Apr 2020.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of Switzerland recorded 254,884.0 units in Dec 2022, representing a drop of 6.3 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Real Retail Trade Turnover Index. Swiss Federal Statistical Office provides Real Retail Trade Turnover Index with base 2015=100.

View Switzerland's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2001 to Apr 2023 in the chart:

Switzerland Retail Sales Growth

What was Switzerland's Retail Sales Growth in Apr 2023?

Switzerland Retail Sales dropped 3.4 % YoY in Apr 2023, compared with a 2.2 % decrease in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-3.4 Apr 2023 -2.2 Mar 2023 -18.3 Apr 2020 38.4 Apr 2021 % monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2018 - Dec 2024
Armenia (%) 5.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) 0.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 7.8 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Jan 2025
Belarus (%) 12.2 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) -0.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
Brazil (%) 4.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) -0.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Canada (%) 1.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Chile (%) 8.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2025
China (%) 12.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023
Colombia (%) 5.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) 3.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Cyprus (%) 2.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 0.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Egypt (%) 1.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Estonia (%) -1.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) -0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
France (%) 1.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 1.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Germany (%) -4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2023
Greece (%) -5.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.6 May 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2023
Hungary (%) 4.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 6.6 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2002 - Aug 2024
Indonesia (%) 0.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2023
Ireland (%) -0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Israel (%) -0.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Japan (%) 5.2 Apr 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Apr 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 5.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2023
South Korea (%) -0.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Latvia (%) 2.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Lithuania (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 11.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -9.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
North Macedonia (%) -0.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2025
Malaysia (%) 12.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Apr 2023
Malta (%) 4.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Mexico (%) 4.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2023
Moldova (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Netherlands (%) -4.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
New Zealand (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1996 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 2.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 4.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Aug 2024
Poland (%) -1.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Portugal (%) 3.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Qatar (%) 6.9 2021 yearly 1987 - 2021
Romania (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Russia (%) 5.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Serbia (%) -6.2 May 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - May 2023
Singapore (%) -3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
South Africa (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) -3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2023
Switzerland (%) -3.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Taiwan (%) 1.7 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2022
Thailand (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) -3.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2022
United Kingdom (%) -2.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
United States (%) 1.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2023
Uzbekistan (%) -4.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2019 - Apr 2023
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 8.7 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Feb 2025

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Switzerland Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 5,409.013 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 221,463.881 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 267,524.5 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.3 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CHF bn) 296.896 2029 yearly 1983 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CHF bn) 254.346 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (CHF bn) 298.445 2029 yearly 1983 - 2029
General Government: Consolidated (Cons): Revenue (CHF mn) 296,410.545 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
General Government: Cons: Expenditure (CHF mn) 292,542.492 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
General Government: Cons: Net Lending/Borrowing (CHF mn) 3,868.053 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Gross Public Debt: General Government (CHF mn) 212,434.551 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 8,008.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 48,018.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 23.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,842,420.114 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 46,444,634.628 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 53,975,805.966 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 40,010.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 28.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 40,713,750.327 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 18,198,632.481 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 22,109.659 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,445.409 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,140.534 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,620.257 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Exports (CHF mn) 43,677.788 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports (CHF mn) 36,393.417 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: ow Machinery, Equipment and Electronics (CHF mn) 2,713.842 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: ow Metals (CHF mn) 1,210.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: ow Chemicals (CHF mn) 6,232.949 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Exports: ow Precision Instruments, Watches and Jewellery (CHF mn) 4,665.373 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Exports: ow Machinery, Equipment and Electronics (CHF mn) 2,379.642 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Exports: ow Chemicals (CHF mn) 13,583.513 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Exports: ow Precision Instruments, Watches and Jewellery: ow Watches (CHF mn) 1,994.790 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: ow Precision Instruments, Watches and Jewellery (CHF mn) 1,621.031 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,089.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 17,338.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1983 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -836.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,270.191 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -638.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,631.328 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 2,324,031.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 238.7 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,155,165.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 115.7 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 934.5 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 89.007 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 1,080,879.440 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (CHF mn) 9,144.384 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (CHF mn) 193,890.909 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: NA: Direct Investment (CHF mn) 2,674.202 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers: Debit (CHF mn) 64.133 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: NA: Other Investment (CHF mn) -6,508.254 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (IL) (CHF mn) 15,880.196 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: IL: Direct Investment (CHF mn) -724.018 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA): Net (CHF mn) -7,321.258 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 139,863.329 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA): Net (CHF mn) 6,277.369 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 100,364.541 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers: Net (CHF mn) -14.032 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 14,723.328 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 20,589.447 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: IL: Portfolio Investment (CHF mn) -1,965.077 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: GS: Services (CHF mn) 47,603.581 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Primary Income (CHF mn) 45,581.620 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit (CHF mn) 200,168.278 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 121,243.408 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: GS: Services (CHF mn) 39,498.789 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 73,639.827 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: IL: Other Investment (CHF mn) 18,569.292 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Primary Income (CHF mn) 52,058.054 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: NA: Portfolio Investment (CHF mn) 8,481.740 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers: Credit (CHF mn) 50.101 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (CHF mn) 4,278,599.097 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (CHF mn) 912,694.599 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (CHF mn) 5,191,293.696 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (CHF mn) 1,962,412.558 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (CHF mn) 986,991.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Short Term (CHF mn) 975,421.520 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow (CHF mn) -49,127.202 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Stock: Manufacturing (Mfg) (CHF mn) 162,001.536 2017 yearly 1985 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Services: Trade (CHF mn) 1,806.961 2017 yearly 1986 - 2017
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: North America: Canada (CHF mn) -9,674.793 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Asia: ow China (CHF mn) 1,424.215 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow Austria (CHF mn) 1,664.130 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow United Kingdom (CHF mn) 11,575.375 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Europe: EU: ow Belgium (CHF mn) -1,934.846 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Manufacturing (CHF mn) 23,818.839 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Mfg: Electronics, Energy, Optical and Watch (CHF mn) 8,534.594 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services: Finance and Holding Companies (FH) (CHF mn) -12,872.783 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow (CHF mn) 49,365.836 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services (CHF mn) 25,546.997 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services: Banks (CHF mn) -3,722.898 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 16,235.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
No of Registered Companies: New (Unit) 43,037.000 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 128.2 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 749,108.336 May 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - May 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,067,318.442 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) -10.4 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1985 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 809,259.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 86.276 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 20.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 93,960.989 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,128,181.634 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1987 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.4 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,557,766.3 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.6 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 21.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,222.322 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,593.182 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 1953 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,225,829.9 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,728,896.118 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1985 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.10 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1986 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 165.19 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2024
Monetary Base: Seasonally Adjusted (CHF mn) 507,921.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Monetary Base (CHF mn) 508,558.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3 (CHF mn) 1,152,888.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) 917,285.479 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: USD: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertibles (FC) (USD mn) 809,271.421 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 12.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Purchasing Manager Index: Manufacturing (Mfg): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) 49.600 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2025

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