Transport services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Transport services was 12.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Switzerland, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Switzerland stood at 12.5%.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Switzerland peaked at 35.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.3% | — |
| 1978 | 29.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +60.4% |
| 1990 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.7% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 20.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.0% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 14.0% | 6 |
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 transport services in Switzerland?
- Transport services in Switzerland was 12.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for transport services?
- Switzerland ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.