Switzerland Zew Economic Sentiment Index

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

-22

Units In

N/A

-51.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 31, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 4 Days 21 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
72.2 May 2021	-91.1 Oct 2008	-6.6	2006-2025	Credit Suisse & CFA Society Switzerland

In Switzerland, the CS-CFA Society Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the ZEW indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.

Latest Updates

The Swiss investors’ sentiment index increased by 19.9 points to -2.1 in June 2025, recovering from -22 in the previous month. According to UBS, surveyed analysts noted that although geopolitical tensions and trade-policy risks persist, they continue to expect long-term growth and inflation to remain stable. They also generally view negative interest rates as supportive of GDP and inflation, though potentially detrimental to pension funds and household interest income. Meanwhile, the current conditions index rose to 12.8 in June from 1.7 in May.