Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Switzerland rank
24th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
0.10.20.30.40.5196019922025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3115 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1970s 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1990s 0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2000s 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3338 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2010s 0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4122 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.1993 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.265 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$), per unit of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
0.3115 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.