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Switzerland: Current Account Surplus Widens in The First Quarter of 2021

The Swiss National Bank announced today, Tuesday, that Switzerland achieved a current account surplus of 16 billion Swiss francs (17.40 billion dollars) in the first quarter of 2021, 6 billion francs more than it was in the previous quarter.


The weakness of the Swiss franc against the dollar since the beginning of 2021 has increased Switzerland’s net international investment to CHF761 billion on a quarterly basis.

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