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

Ireland
39,021 current US$ per person
in 2023
Switzerland
47,251 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ireland rank
7th
Switzerland rank
5th

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

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 47,251 current US$ per person against 39,021 current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 8,230 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 206.54 current US$ per person 478.76 current US$ per person 272.22 current US$ per person Switzerland
1970s 937.9 current US$ per person 2,053 current US$ per person 1,115 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 3,229 current US$ per person 5,064 current US$ per person 1,835 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 10,744 current US$ per person 10,023 current US$ per person 720.41 current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 24,347 current US$ per person 17,436 current US$ per person 6,911 current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 27,811 current US$ per person 35,536 current US$ per person 7,725 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 38,100 current US$ per person 43,230 current US$ per person 5,130 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$), per capita, Ireland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 47,251 current US$ per person against 39,021 current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Ireland and Switzerland?
8,230 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.