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Currency in Switzerland

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

Switzerland's currency is -0.88 % — #62 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

-0.88%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 0.9 % fewer dollars than a year ago.

Currency in Switzerland over time

0.27 %-1.23 %-2.72 %0.27 % · 26 August 2026-2.72 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: -2.72 %25 July 2026: -2.57 %26 July 2026: -2.55 %27 July 2026: -2.44 %28 July 2026: -2.14 %29 July 2026: -1.53 %30 July 2026: -1.25 %7 August 2026: -0.39 %8 August 2026: -0.09 %9 August 2026: -0.14 %10 August 2026: -0.08 %11 August 2026: 0.23 %12 August 2026: 0.07 %15 August 2026: -0.88 %16 August 2026: -0.87 %17 August 2026: -0.85 %18 August 2026: -0.40 %19 August 2026: -0.86 %25 August 2026: 0.01 %26 August 2026: 0.27 %27 August 2026: 0.18 %28 August 2026: -0.40 %29 August 2026: -0.60 %1 September 2026: -0.95 %2 September 2026: -0.88 %3 September 2026: -1.10 %4 September 2026: -0.32 %5 September 2026: -0.87 %6 September 2026: -0.88 %24 July 202615 August 20266 September 2026-0.88 %
29 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 6 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#62 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
13 %
9 of 71 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.01 pp
since 5 September 2026
Below its peak
1.15 pp
peak 0.27 % in 26 August 2026
Full series
▲ 1.84 pp
since 24 July 2026

In Europe: #32 of 34vs median -0.71 %: −0.17 pp (worse)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %Switzerland: ahead of 13 % of the 71 countries with a published currencySwitzerland -0.88 %-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. Switzerland is ahead of 13 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs Switzerland
60 Finland-0.71 %+0.17 pp
61 Denmark-0.81 %+0.07 pp
62 Switzerland-0.88 %—
63 South Korea-1.64 %−0.76 pp
64 Sweden-1.74 %−0.86 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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