Late-demographic dividend vs Switzerland: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 101.7% against 43.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 58.4%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.3 times Late-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 39.3% | 21.6% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 43.9% | 18.7% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 49.7% | 13.7% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 47.9% | 6.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 66.2% | 9.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 78.2% | 30.9% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 87.3% | 41.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Late-demographic dividend or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 101.7% against 43.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Late-demographic dividend and Switzerland?
- 58.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.