Belgium vs Switzerland: Manufactures exports
Manufactures exports over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 69.1% against 68.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belgium ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 89.6% | 16.6% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 75.2% | 90.0% | 14.9% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 92.2% | 22.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 92.4% | 10.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 85.3% | 7.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 71.5% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.3% | 1.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 69.1% against 68.5% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Belgium ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.