Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 59.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Switzerland, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 59.5% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Switzerland peaked at 93.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 90.6% | — |
| 1963 | 89.6% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 90.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 92.3% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 93.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 59.5% | -13.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 59.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 59.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -26.9% | 86.2% | 63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 89.0% | 90.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 90.0% | 89.0% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 90.2% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 92.4% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 74.5% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 56.8% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 59.5% | 71.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 58 Lithuania 60.0% compare
- 59 Eswatini 59.8% compare
- 60 United Kingdom 59.7% compare
- 62 New Caledonia 59.0% compare
- 63 Bhutan 58.7% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 58.5% compare
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 215.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 192.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Switzerland?
- Manufactures exports in Switzerland was 59.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for manufactures exports?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.