European Union vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

European Union
15,840 current US$ per person
in 2023
Switzerland
47,251 current US$ per person
in 2023
European Union rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
5th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 47,251 current US$ per person against 15,840 current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 31,411 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.0 times European Union's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 3 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 126.2 current US$ per person 478.76 current US$ per person 352.55 current US$ per person Switzerland
1970s 588.57 current US$ per person 2,053 current US$ per person 1,465 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 1,464 current US$ per person 5,064 current US$ per person 3,600 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 3,441 current US$ per person 10,023 current US$ per person 6,582 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 8,062 current US$ per person 17,436 current US$ per person 9,374 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 12,071 current US$ per person 35,536 current US$ per person 23,466 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 14,644 current US$ per person 43,230 current US$ per person 28,586 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, European Union or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 47,251 current US$ per person against 15,840 current US$ per person in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between European Union and Switzerland?
31,411 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do European Union and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.