This PESTLE country analysis report on Switzerland provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in Switzerland through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Switzerland through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Switzerland through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Switzerland through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
- Understand the legal landscape in Switzerland through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
- Understand the environmental landscape in Switzerland through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Switzerland, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Switzerland 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
- The technology landscape section examines Switzerland's advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
- The legal landscape section explores Switzerland's legal system evolution, including legislative reforms, judiciary independence, and adherence to the rule of law. It also addresses the country's legal environment for business, contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, and transparency in legal proceedings, along with any significant legal challenges or controversies.
- The environmental landscape section evaluates Switzerland's environmental policies and performance concerning climate change mitigation, renewable energy adoption, pollution control measures, conservation efforts, and sustainable development initiatives.
Reasons to Buy
- What is the outlook in Switzerland in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Switzerland perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Switzerland perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Switzerland perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
- How does Switzerland maintain a robust legal framework that protects property rights and fosters a conducive business environment?
- How does Switzerland prioritize sustainability with green initiatives, renewable energy promotion, and international collaboration on environmental challenges?
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Summary
- Key findings
- PESTLE highlights
- Key macroeconomic updates
- Key fundamentals
- Key Facts and Geographic Location
- Key facts
- Geographic location
- PESTLE Analysis
- Summary
- Political analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Economic analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Social analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Technological analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Legal analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- New laws in Switzerland effective January 1, 2024
- New law related to renewable energy generation
- Future risks
- Digitalization and data protection
- Environmental analysis
- Overview
- Current strengths
- Fulfillment of international environmental commitments
- Global environmental agreements
- Current challenges
- Future prospects
- Future risks
- Political Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Structure of government
- Key policies
- Performance
- Outlook
- Economic Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Performance
- GDP composition by sector
- International investment position
- Monetary situation: Key monetary indicators
- Employment
- Outlook
- Social Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Demographic composition
- Urban/rural composition and migration
- Religious composition
- Education
- Healthcare
- Social welfare
- Performance
- Outlook
- Technological Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Intellectual property
- R&D
- Performance
- Telecommunications and internet
- Outlook
- Legal Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Judicial system
- Taxation
- Corporate governance
- Performance
- Outlook
- Environmental Landscape
- Summary
- Evolution
- Structure and policies
- Environmental regulations
- Policy
- Participation in global efforts, agreements, and pacts
- Performance
- Outlook
- Appendix
- About the Publisher
- Contact the Publisher
Table 1: Key fundamentals, 2021-28f
Table 2: Key facts, 2024
Table 3: Analysis of political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of economic landscape
Table 5: Analysis of social landscape
Table 6: Analysis of technological landscape
Table 7: Analysis of legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of environmental landscape
Table 9: Population by gender (as a percentage of total population), 2023
List of Figures
Figure 1: Key economic indicators trend
Figure 2: Map of Switzerland, 2024
Figure 3: Current account balance, 2019-28f
Figure 4: Household debt as a percentage of gross income, 2022
Figure 5: Switzerland’s export destinations share as % of total exports, 2023
Figure 6: Tertiary education attainment (population aged 25-64) proportion, 2023
Figure 7: Labor force participation rate by gender, 2010-23
Figure 8: Public spending on labor markets as a percentage of GDP, 2021
Figure 9: Old-age dependency ratio (percentage of the working-age population), 2050
Figure 10: Environmental tax (percentage of GDP), 2022 or latest available data
Figure 11: Municipal waste across OECD nations, 2022 or latest available data
Figure 12: Timeline of key political events
Figure 13: Key political figures
Figure 14: Swiss National Council composition by number of seats, October 2023
Figure 15: Evolution of GDP growth, 2013-23
Figure 16: Real GDP and real GDP growth rate, 2019-28f
Figure 17: GDP by sector, 2023
Figure 18: Agricultural output, 2019-24f
Figure 19: Industrial output, 2019-24f
Figure 20: Services output, 2019-24f
Figure 21: Growth in the volume of exports and imports, 2019-28f
Figure 22: Consumer price index and inflation, 2019-28f
Figure 23: Unemployment rate, 2019-28f
Figure 24: Major religions, 2020
Figure 25: Government expenditure on healthcare, 2019-28f
Figure 26: Government expenditure on education, 2019-28f
Figure 27: Internet users, 2019-24f
Figure 28: CO2 emissions, 2013-23