Switzerland

Swiss Confederation

CH / CHE Europe Europe

8.9M

Population

$936.6B

GDP

874

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Bern

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Europe

Currency Swiss francs (CHF)

Languages German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1% French (official) 22.8% Italian (official) 8% English 5.7% Portuguese 3.5% Albanian 3.3% Serbo-Croatian 2.3% Spanish 2.3% Romansh (official) 0.5% other 7.9% (2019 est.)

Timezones UTC+1

Area 41,277 km²

Map Reference Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

Borders Austria France Italy Liechtenstein Germany

Demographics

Population (2023) 8,888,093

Density 215.3 per km²

Urban Population 74.2%

Median Age 44.2 years

Life Expectancy 83.9 years

Major Cities Zurich BERN

Economy

GDP (2024) $936.6B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $99,565

Inflation (2024) 1.1%

Unemployment (2024) 4.2%

Public Debt 19.9% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 0.880 to USD

Financial Markets

Stock Exchanges 28

Listed Equities 670

Dominant Currency CHF

Primary Index UBS 100 Index Price (SBO100.SW)

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	CORNER BANCA, S.A.	138
2	SWISSCARD AECS AG - CARE CONS CHARGE	90
3	VISECA PAYMENT SERVICES SA	90
4	UBS SWITZERLAND AG	67
5	SWISSKEY AG	63
6	SIX BBS AG	54
7	SWISSCARD AECS GMBH	21
8	TOPCARD SERVICE AG	19
9	DC EUR SWITZERLAND	17
10	DC SWITZERLAND	17

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Top Stock Exchanges

#	Exchange	Listings	Code	Currency
1	BX Worldcaps	221	EBS	CHF
2	OTC Bulletin Board	132	PNK	USD
3	London Stock Exchange (international)	99	LSE	CHF
4	Frankfurt Stock Exchange	51	FRA	EUR
5	NASDAQ Global Select	26	NMS	USD

Main Exports

1. gold

2. packaged medicine

3. vaccines

4. nitrogen compounds

5. base metal watches (2023)

Main Imports

1. gold

2. packaged medicine

3. vaccines

4. cars

5. jewelry (2023)