

Doing Businessin Switzerland
Swiss Market Insights
As one of the most competitive economies in the world, Switzerland has one of the highest rates of GDP per capita anywhere, an attractive tax regime, a stable legal and political system and a highly educated workforce.
However, the Covid-19 pandemic has created a new set of challenges for the Swiss market.
Enterprise Ireland is responding to the global crisis by working with Irish exporters to help them avail of business response supports announced by the Government. These supports are designed to help businesses stabilise and adapt to the evolving situation, in preparation for getting back on the road to recovery.
Market Overview
As one of the most competitive economies in the world, Switzerland has one of the highest rates of GDP per capita anywhere, an attractive tax regime, a stable legal and political system and a highly educated workforce.
The country is landlocked and borders Italy, Germany, France, Austria and Lichtenstein. Although the majority of the population are German speaking, French, Italian and Romansh are widely spoken.
With a population barely double that of our own, Switzerland is the 10th largest market globally for sales from Enterprise Ireland client companies.
€394m Enterprise Ireland Client Exports (2020)
8.71m Population (2020)
GDP per capita €71,000 (2021)
