Switzerland Building Permits

2012 - 2016 | Yearly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Switzerland Building Permits

  • Switzerland Building Permits data was reported at 11,920.000 Unit in Dec 2016.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 11,086.000 Unit for Dec 2015.
  • Switzerland Building Permits data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Unit from Dec 2012 to 2016, with 5 observations.
  • Switzerland Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Annual.

Swiss Federal Statistical Office used to provide annual Building Permits.

View Switzerland's Building Permits from 2012 to 2016 in the chart:

Switzerland Building Permits

What was Switzerland's Building Permits in 2016?

Switzerland Building Permits data was reported at 11,920.000 Unit in Dec 2016. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11,920.000 2016 11,086.000 2015 0.000 - 0.000 - Unit yearly 2012 - 2016

Building Permits by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 289.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Unit) 41,712.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
Australia (Unit) 24,874.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Sep 2025
Austria (Unit) 3,648.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Belgium (Unit) 1,866.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Aug 2025
Bolivia (Unit) 227.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 552.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Brazil (Unit) 175.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (Unit) 3,579.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Canada (Unit) 35,966.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2018 - Sep 2025
Chile (Unit) 7,623.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Colombia (Unit) 15,050.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Croatia (Unit) 1,061.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (Unit) 796.000 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2025
Czech Republic (Unit) 5,611.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Denmark (Unit) 2,151.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (Unit) 32,253.000 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Estonia (Unit) 1,846.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Finland (Unit) 965.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
Georgia (Unit) 12,080.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Germany (Unit) 13,472.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Greece (Unit) 1,914.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2025
Hungary (Unit) 1,343.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iran (Unit) 33,047.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1978 - Mar 2023
Ireland (Unit) 7,058.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Italy (Unit) 13,162.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Jordan (Unit) 2,502.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
South Korea (Unit) 8,871.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Oct 2025
Latvia (Unit) 1,198.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (Unit) 1,990.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Unit) 234.000 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (Unit) 314.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Malta (Unit) 750.000 Dec 2016 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2016
Mauritius (Unit) 7,844.000 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Montenegro (Unit) 265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Morocco (Unit) 3,956.000 Dec 2013 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2013
Netherlands (Unit) 1,802.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (Unit) 6,404.000 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Oman (Unit) 36,517.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 1,637.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Panama (Unit) 302.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Philippines (Unit) 11,746.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Poland (Unit) 24,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2001 - Oct 2025
Portugal (Unit) 3,862.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Jun 2025
Qatar (Unit) 2,982.000 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 3,926.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 145,661.000 2020 yearly 1987 - 2020
Serbia (Unit) 2,961.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Unit) 2,610.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Unit) 497.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
South Africa (Unit) 3,478.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Spain (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Sweden (Unit) 1,325,363.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (Unit) 11,920.000 2016 yearly 2012 - 2016
Taiwan (Unit) 2,084.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Thailand (Unit) 17,328.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 2025
Turkey (Unit) 41,937.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
United States (Unit) 113,896.000 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2025

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Switzerland Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 5,132.176 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 244,550.975 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 231,894.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.0 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CHF bn) 298.944 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CHF bn) 303.343 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (CHF bn) 299.524 2030 yearly 1983 - 2030
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 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,634.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 52,774.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 15.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,311,928.609 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 50,907,255.064 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 61,063,628.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 50,140.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 44.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 48,007,778.429 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 20,192,753.322 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,876.693 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 11,550.993 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,495.918 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,820.243 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 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
Exports: ow Precision Instruments, Watches and Jewellery: ow Watches (CHF mn) 1,994.790 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
Imports: ow Metals (CHF mn) 1,210.400 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
Imports: ow Precision Instruments, Watches and Jewellery (CHF mn) 1,621.031 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Imports: ow Chemicals (CHF mn) 6,232.949 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -19,452.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,320.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1983 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -12,369.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -13,787.576 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -5.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -786.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -13,001.481 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 2,462,106.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 233.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,242,189.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 118.2 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 897.5 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 58.001 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 1,203,742.672 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
BoP: Capital Transfers: Debit (CHF mn) 64.133 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA): Net (CHF mn) 6,277.369 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: CA: Credit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 100,364.541 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 139,863.329 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Incurrence of Liabilities (IL) (CHF mn) 15,880.196 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 20,589.447 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: Financial Account (FA): Net (CHF mn) -7,321.258 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit: Goods and Services (GS) (CHF mn) 121,243.408 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Credit: Secondary Income (CHF mn) 14,723.328 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: GS: Services (CHF mn) 47,603.581 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: FA: NA: Other Investment (CHF mn) -6,508.254 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers: Net (CHF mn) -14.032 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: IL: Direct Investment (CHF mn) -724.018 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: CA: Debit: GS: Goods (CHF mn) 73,639.827 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
BoP: CA: Credit: GS: Services (CHF mn) 39,498.789 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Debit (CHF mn) 193,890.909 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1983 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Acquisition of Financial Assets (NA) (CHF mn) 9,144.384 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: IL: Portfolio Investment (CHF mn) -1,965.077 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - 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: Europe: EU: ow Belgium (CHF mn) -1,934.846 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: Manufacturing (CHF mn) 23,818.839 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow (CHF mn) 49,365.836 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Direct Investment Abroad: Flow: Services: Finance and Holding Companies (FH) (CHF mn) -12,872.783 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 (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 (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 123.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 925,106.516 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 1,359,697.272 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 16.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 902,110.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 18.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 134,424.914 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,414,223.377 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,795,552.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 20.900 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,181.309 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,495.839 Mar 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,159,621.7 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,996,628.170 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.49 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1986 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 160.34 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Official Reserve Assets: USD (USD mn) 1,051,331.220 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets: USD: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertibles (FC) (USD mn) 902,072.747 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
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
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Purchasing Manager Index: Manufacturing (Mfg): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) 49.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025

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