Namibia vs Switzerland: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Namibia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 102.4% against 101.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.0% | 49.6% | 43.4% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 47.9% | 28.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 66.2% | 7.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 78.2% | 18.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 87.3% | 12.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Namibia or Switzerland?
- Namibia, at 102.4% against 101.7% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Namibia and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Switzerland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Namibia ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 204 countries.
- 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.