Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 19.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland stood at 19.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland peaked at 22.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.2% | — |
| 1961 | 14.7% | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 13.3% | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 13.4% | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.5% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +62.7% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 2.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 2.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 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 | +62.7% | 12.0% | 19.6% |
| 2021 | +52.2% | 14.5% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 8.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 11.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 14.5% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Switzerland was 19.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Switzerland ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.