Merchandise trade in Switzerland
Switzerland: Merchandise trade was 101.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 101.7% for merchandise trade in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Switzerland peaked at 101.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1967.
Switzerland ranks 26th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.5% | — |
| 1961 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 40.0% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 42.9% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 45.1% | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 42.4% | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 40.9% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 45.5% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 39.5% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 42.6% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 47.9% | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 53.0% | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 50.7% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 46.8% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 51.6% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 51.9% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 46.9% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.9% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +42.8% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 101.7% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.3% | 38.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 39.5% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 46.8% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.9% | 44.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 55.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 60.9% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 80.8% | 101.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More private sector data for Switzerland
- 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$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 55,808 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Switzerland?
- Merchandise trade in Switzerland was 101.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1967.
- How does Switzerland rank for merchandise trade?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.