China vs Switzerland: Food exports
Food exports over time
- China
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.
China ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 3.2% | 10.5% | China |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 2.9% | 5.7% | China |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1.1% | China |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, China or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.5% against 2.4% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between China and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Switzerland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do China and Switzerland rank globally for food exports?
- China ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.