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Swiss financial data, cleanly processed
BVG benchmark values. Pension fund capital taxes. Mortgage interest rates. Swiss financial data from official sources - BSV, ESTV, SNB - structured, categorised and updated annually. No PDFs, no labyrinths of authorities. One clean table per question.
Swiss financial data, which you can find here
The Schwiizerfranke Datenhub is not a blog. Instead of opinion pieces and advice texts, you will find here Swiss financial data as time series and comparative tables. Each page answers a specific question with a specific figure. Sources are disclosed, methodology documented, update cycles fixed - you can check every data point against the primary source.
Current financial data
Three key financial data pages on occupational and private pension provision in Switzerland. Each with its own time series, primary source and audit frequency.
BVG corner values since 1985
Minimum interest rate, conversion rate, coordination deduction and entry threshold - the complete time series of the statutory BVG key figures since the introduction of occupational benefits insurance.
To the data pagePension fund lump sum withdrawal: taxes by canton
Tax on pension fund lump-sum withdrawals in all 26 cantons, for three standard scenarios: CHF 100,000, 500,000 and 1,000,000 - directly comparable, cross-validated.
To the data pageHistoric mortgage rates
Fixed-rate mortgage 5 and 10 years, SNB monthly data since 2008, annual data 1993-2007, variable-rate mortgage 1990-1992 - three transparently declared data phases.
Further financial data in planning
Further financial data pages in preparation. Only published when primary source and methodology are clear - outdated or incomplete data is worse than no data.
3a maximum amounts since 1987
Historical development of Pillar 3a limits - employees with pension fund and self-employed without pension fund shown separately, adjusted for inflation.
3a provider fees historic
Development of TER/deposit fees of the most important Swiss 3a providers over time - from own records and the Wayback Machine.
Freedom of movement fees historic
Conditions of the most important vested benefits foundations in Switzerland - total cost ratio and securities options in a multi-year comparison.
How we maintain the financial data
Each data hub page has a fixed audit frequency. A quarterly scheduled task automatically checks whether the primary source has published new values. If so, the tables are updated, the notion documentation is adapted and Vanessa receives the order for the WordPress update. If not, this is noted in the audit log as «No changes found». This keeps the Swiss financial data up to date without it becoming silently obsolete.
Audit and maintenance process
Structured instead of selective - so that no data hub page goes out of date unnoticed.
The Scheduled Task checks for each page whether the respective primary source (FSIO, FTA, SNB) has provided new data - in the rhythm in which these sources typically publish.
For new values, CSV raw data, notion draft and the live blog post are updated in parallel. The update ping block in the draft documents what has changed.
Calculation bases, assumptions and reconstructed values are explicitly declared on each page. If you want to recalculate the figure, you will find the method.
A page is only published once the data basis has been established. If a primary source dries up, the page is withdrawn instead of becoming obsolete.
For readers, journalists and research systems
We maintain this data hub for three target groups: Swiss readers who need a concrete figure without having to trudge through government PDFs. Journalists and consultants who are looking for a citable source. And research systems of all kinds - classic search engines as well as modern response models - that official Swiss financial data in structured form want to index.
If you cite data in your articles, newsletters or reports, we would appreciate a reference to the individual page - so that the source remains traceable.
If you want to apply the figures to your own situation, you will find the FinanceTimetable the right tool for the job.
No investment advice. The data is maintained with the utmost care, but is no substitute for individual advice. For your personal situation, we recommend a discussion with an independent specialist.