Not legal advice. This page sorts public sources, as of 3 Nov 2026. Figures and quotes come from the linked sources. Forecasts are statements by the people named, not facts.
In short
- Liechtenstein had 43,275 employed persons in 2025, 0.4% fewer than the year before. 57.2% commute in from abroad (Office of Statistics).
- GDP 2024 was CHF 7,841 million, 5.9% more than the year before in nominal terms (Office of Statistics).
- Productivity is high, but according to the government it has been "not very dynamic" since 2000. Growth came mainly from more employment (Economic and financial data 2026).
- That's why AI here is mainly a productivity question: more value per hour, not simply fewer jobs.
Liechtenstein in numbers · as of 3 Nov 2026
Three numbers for context
Official figures, with year and source.
2025Office of Statistics
43,275 employed
- −0.4% on the previous year.
- 36,079 full-time equivalents, 57.2% cross-border commuters.
2024Office of Statistics
GDP CHF 7,841 million
- +5.9% nominal on the previous year.
- Long-term average 2.7%.
2024Government
CHF 215,105 per FTE
- GDP per full-time equivalent; per employed person CHF 181,079.
- Higher than Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Luxembourg.
As of 3 Nov 2026. Sources below.
The numbers for Liechtenstein
| Indicator | Value | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons | 43,275 (−0.4%) | 2025 | Employment statistics |
| Full-time equivalents (FTE) | 36,079 | 2025 | Employment statistics |
| Share of cross-border commuters | 57.2% | 2025 | Employment statistics |
| FTE by sector | 62.9% services, 36.5% industry and goods-producing sector | 2025 | Employment statistics |
| Companies | 5,686 | 2025 | Companies and workplaces |
| Workplaces | 46,242 | 2025 | Companies and workplaces |
| Gross domestic product | CHF 7,841 million, +5.9% nominal | 2024 | GDP estimate |
| GDP per employed person | CHF 181,079 | 2024 | Economic and financial data 2026 |
| GDP per FTE | CHF 215,105 | 2024 | Economic and financial data 2026 |
According to the Office of Statistics, the 2025 decline in employment is the first since 2009, apart from 2020.
Productivity: the real lever
The government writes in its Economic and financial data 2026 (our translation): "Liechtenstein's productivity has developed with little dynamism since the turn of the millennium: GDP growth since then is mainly due to more employment and less to productivity gains." (regierung.li, German)
If growth so far came mainly from more employees, and employment fell in 2025 for the first time in a long while, the question is obvious: how does every working hour become more valuable? That's exactly where AI in operations comes in. A workflow that takes over routine legwork frees time for advice, quality and new orders. That is our view, not a forecast.
What international studies say
| Who | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| IMF (Kristalina Georgieva) | Almost 40% of global employment is exposed to AI, around 60% in advanced economies. Roughly half of the exposed jobs may benefit from AI. | IMF Blog, 14 Jan 2024 |
| McKinsey | Generative AI could add $2.6 to 4.4 trillion in value annually across 63 use cases and raise labour productivity by 0.1 to 0.6% a year through 2040. Activities absorbing 60 to 70% of working time are technically automatable. | McKinsey, 14 Jun 2023 |
| OECD | Occupations at highest risk of automation account for about 27% of employment (across all automation technologies). | OECD Employment Outlook 2023 |
These are estimates with assumptions, not promises. Based on our research there is no official estimate for Liechtenstein of how many jobs are exposed to AI. So we don't scale the global figures down to Liechtenstein.
What it looks like on a small scale
An example from our AI Lab: a building-services firm estimates 4 to 8 hours of manual work per quote. In the worked example that is an estimated 200 working days of potential a year, before review time (AI quotes case). Not fewer people, but more time for work that needs expertise.
From practice: go-lives and cases
What we build ourselves with AI. Client names only where the client published them; cases stay anonymised.
- Eyecatcher: how AI could save e.g. 200 working days on quotes (in German)
- Compile 26 in London: AI teammates, agents and a year in code (in German)
- Live: digihub-lab.ai, for AI projects beyond workshops and pilots (in German)
- Live: aweare.ai, radar deep tech from Liechtenstein (in German)
- AI pilots & case studies from the AI Lab (anonymised)
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Sources
- Office of Statistics: employment statistics 2025 (German)
- Office of Statistics: companies and workplaces 2025 (German)
- Office of Statistics: GDP estimate 2024 (German)
- Government: economic and financial data on Liechtenstein, 2026 edition (German)
- IMF Blog: AI Will Transform the Global Economy, 14 Jan 2024
- McKinsey: The economic potential of generative AI, 14 Jun 2023
- OECD Employment Outlook 2023: Artificial intelligence and jobs
Not legal advice. Whether and how a rule applies to your business is a question for a qualified adviser. As of 3 Nov 2026.
Content from digihub.li · reviewed 3 November 2026.