Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$74.07 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 20 $75.37 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$1.305 trillion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 12 $1.565 trillion (31 December 2007)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$405.1 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 12 $365.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$726.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 $659.9 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Exchange rates:
Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - 1.0774 (2008 est.), 1.1973 (2007), 1.2539 (2006), 1.2452 (2005), 1.2435 (2004)