IFIAR member
Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA / RAB)
PAO: — · ~750 registered audit firms · ~2900 registered auditors · IFIAR member. RAB/FAOA fully independent. EXPERTsuisse is the professional association (not a mandatory PAO)
Country profile
Switzerland
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Audit Oversight Bodies
Public audit-oversight bodies (POBs) and IFIAR membership by country
Sustainability Framework Adoption
Sustainability-reporting standards adopted by country (ESRS, ISSB, GRI, TCFD)
IFRS SDS (ISSB)
IFRS SDS
Large listed companies and financial institutions · CO2 Act climate reporting from FY 2024; ISSB TBD · Switzerland has climate reporting under CO2 Act; exploring ISSB alignment
Professional Accountancy Organisations
Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country
IFAC member
EXPERTsuisse Swiss Institute of Certified Acc. (EXPERTsuisse Swiss Institute o)
IFAC member · Accountancy Europe · Founded 1925
Company Registry Portals
Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country
PIEs only
Zefix – Central Business Name Index + Cantonal Commercial Registers
AG, GmbH and certain other entities; listed companies also via SIX (SEDAR equivalent) · Annual accounts submitted to cantonal register; no general public online publication (private companies)
Accountant & Auditor Salaries
Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)
$50,000 and over
Accountant: $83,792 a year
- Accountant: $83,792 a year (modelled estimate)
- External auditor: $115,497 a year (modelled estimate)
- Average for all jobs: $113,232 a year
Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.
Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.
Country Challenges
The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)
Controls & systems
Digital adoption
- Evidence: Direct evidence — the selected source reports this issue directly
- Scope: Accounting and audit
PwC's survey identifies time-consuming document provision and privacy and security barriers to audit technology use.
Source: Assurance Transformation Study | PwC Switzerland (practitioner or firm)
GDP per Capita
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data
High income · over $14,005
$114,769
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · High income · over $14,005
Business opportunities
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