Finland vs Switzerland: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.1% against 2.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 5.6% | 1.7% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 3.1% against 2.5% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for food exports?
- Finland ranks 170th 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.