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Business climate in Switzerland

Switzerland ranks #6 of 54 on the overall business climate (score 69). Its strongest suit is rule of law, followed by cost of capital; the weakest is momentum.

Rule of law85 / 100Cost of capital75 / 100Business taxes70 / 100Red tape67 / 100Momentum38 / 100
DriverScoreRankMeasures
Red tape and ease of doing business67 #26 of 54Days to start a business (Doing Business): 10 (2017); Procedures to start a business (Doing Business): 6.00 (2017); Ease of doing business rank (Doing Business, 1 = easiest of 190): 33 (2017)
Rule of law and legal certainty85 #6 of 54Liberal democracy (V-Dem): 0.84 (2025); Corruption perceptions score (higher = cleaner): 80 (2025); Strength of legal rights for borrowers and lenders: 6.00 (2017)
Taxes on business70 #12 of 53Corporate income tax rate (headline): 20 (2026); Total tax and contribution rate on commercial profits: 29 (2017)
Cost of capital75 #7 of 27Real interest rate: 1.99 (2024); Bank lending interest rate: 2.98 (2024)
Energy prices for business––no comparable figure yet
Growth momentum and investment trend38 #38 of 53Real GDP growth, average of the last five years: 2.65 (2025); Growth trend: last three years against 2015-2019: -0.67 (2025); Foreign direct investment, net inflows: -12 (2023)
2010: 3.3%102011: 1.4%112012: 1.1%122013: 1.8%132014: 2.5%142015: 1.5%152016: 1.9%162017: 1.4%172018: 3.3%182019: 1.1%192020: -2.3%202021: 6.2%212022: 3.5%222023: 0.8%232024: 1.4%242025: 1.3%25
Real GDP growth by year (World Bank). Green bars: growth; red: contraction.

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