Exhibit 13.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ABB LTD, PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 of

ABB Ltd (the “Company”) as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the

date hereof (the “Report”) and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Björn Rosengren , Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, that, to my

knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the

financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 25, 2021

By:

/s/ B

JÖRN

R

OSENGREN

Björn Rosengren

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)