Ireland vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Ireland
53,501 current US$ per person
in 2025
Switzerland
60,947 current US$ per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
6th
Switzerland rank
4th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 60,947 current US$ per person against 53,501 current US$ per person in Ireland, a difference of 7,446 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th 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 218.71 current US$ per person 501.46 current US$ per person 282.75 current US$ per person Switzerland
1970s 1,008 current US$ per person 2,140 current US$ per person 1,132 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 3,440 current US$ per person 5,341 current US$ per person 1,901 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 11,564 current US$ per person 10,321 current US$ per person 1,243 current US$ per person Ireland
2000s 24,617 current US$ per person 19,177 current US$ per person 5,440 current US$ per person Ireland
2010s 27,950 current US$ per person 35,567 current US$ per person 7,617 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 41,925 current US$ per person 47,360 current US$ per person 5,435 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Ireland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 60,947 current US$ per person against 53,501 current US$ per person in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Ireland and Switzerland?
7,446 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Ireland ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.