Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
26th
Switzerland rank
24th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.3134 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1970s 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1980s 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0945 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3338 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1554 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4122 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Switzerland?
0.3134 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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