North America vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

North America
9,741 current US$ per person
in 2023
Switzerland
40,956 current US$ per person
in 2023
North America rank
6th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • North America
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 40,956 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 31,215 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 4.2 times North America's.

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

North America ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 149.12 current US$ per person 590.66 current US$ per person 441.55 current US$ per person Switzerland
1970s 600.8 current US$ per person 2,162 current US$ per person 1,562 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 1,631 current US$ per person 5,678 current US$ per person 4,047 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 3,045 current US$ per person 10,011 current US$ per person 6,966 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 5,798 current US$ per person 16,553 current US$ per person 10,756 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 7,718 current US$ per person 31,745 current US$ per person 24,027 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 9,132 current US$ per person 37,989 current US$ per person 28,857 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 40,956 current US$ per person against 9,741 current US$ per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
31,215 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
North America ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.