DATA ANALYSIS - Zug is pulling ahead, Zurich is stagnating - this is shown by a new economic ranking of the cantons
Which cantons are rich, which ones are growing particularly strongly? The Federal Statistical Office has calculated new figures for this. There are surprising climbers.
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BfS) has released new data on the Gross Domestic Product (BIP) of Swiss cantons, revealing significant differences in economic power and growth rates. The revised data shows that cantons such as Basel-Stadt, Geneva, and Zug have a much higher BIP than previously calculated, with increases of 30%, 50%, and 50% respectively.
The new data also reveals that Zug and Basel-Stadt are among the richest regions in the world, with a BIP per capita of 318,000 and 300,000 Swiss francs respectively. The cantons with the strongest economic growth between 2011 and 2024 are Zug, Schwyz, Nidwalden, and Luzern, while cantons such as Zurich, Aargau, and Freiburg show weaker growth.
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