Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Switzerland

Merchandise imports in Switzerland in 2025 — 507,429,000,000 US$. Ranked 17 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22,902.2%.

2025 507B US$ +36.42% vs 2024
World rank 17of 205
Period maximum 507B US$2025
Period minimum 2.21B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Switzerland, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,206,000,000 US$1962: 2,970,000,000 US$1964: 3,554,000,000 US$1966: 3,888,000,000 US$1968: 4,442,000,000 US$1970: 6,374,000,000 US$1972: 8,468,000,000 US$1974: 14,445,000,000 US$1976: 14,775,000,000 US$1978: 23,804,000,000 US$1980: 36,341,000,000 US$1982: 28,678,000,000 US$1984: 29,522,000,000 US$1986: 41,051,000,000 US$1988: 56,363,000,000 US$1990: 69,681,000,000 US$1992: 65,723,000,000 US$1994: 67,997,000,000 US$1996: 78,224,000,000 US$1998: 80,094,000,000 US$2000: 82,521,000,000 US$2002: 87,189,000,000 US$2004: 115,799,000,000 US$2006: 164,052,000,000 US$2008: 229,879,000,000 US$2010: 176,281,000,000 US$2012: 295,055,000,000 US$2014: 275,741,000,000 US$2016: 270,128,000,000 US$2018: 279,528,000,000 US$2020: 291,981,000,000 US$2022: 357,115,000,000 US$2024: 371,955,000,000 US$2025: 507,429,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +505B (+22,902.22%) Average annual rate: 8.73 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 507B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Europe computed 4.5T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 507B +135B +36.42%
2024 372B +6.34B +1.73%
2023 366B +8.5B +2.38%
2022 357B +33.05B +10.2%
2021 324B +32.09B +10.99%
2020 292B +14.15B +5.09%
2019 278B −1.7B −0.61%
2018 280B +9.69B +3.59%
2017 270B −294M −0.11%
2016 270B +17.1B +6.76%
2015 253B −22.71B −8.24%
2014 276B −45.77B −14.24%
2013 322B +26.45B +8.97%
2012 295B +86.84B +41.7%
2011 208B +31.94B +18.12%
2010 176B −31.42B −15.13%
2009 208B −22.18B −9.65%
2008 230B +40.7B +21.51%
2007 189B +25.13B +15.32%
2006 164B +16.93B +11.5%
2005 147B +31.33B +27.05%
2004 116B +15.56B +15.52%
2003 100B +13.05B +14.97%
2002 87.19B +3.09B +3.67%
2001 84.1B +1.58B +1.92%
2000 82.52B +2.66B +3.34%
1999 79.86B −237M −0.3%
1998 80.09B +4.13B +5.44%
1997 75.96B −2.26B −2.89%
1996 78.22B −1.93B −2.41%
1995 80.15B +12.16B +17.88%
1994 68B +7.17B +11.79%
1993 60.83B −4.9B −7.45%
1992 65.72B −762M −1.15%
1991 66.49B −3.2B −4.59%
1990 69.68B +11.49B +19.74%
1989 58.19B +1.83B +3.25%
1988 56.36B +5.71B +11.27%
1987 50.65B +9.6B +23.39%
1986 41.05B +10.36B +33.73%
1985 30.7B +1.17B +3.98%
1984 29.52B +330M +1.13%
1983 29.19B +514M +1.79%
1982 28.68B −2.02B −6.58%
1981 30.7B −5.64B −15.53%
1980 36.34B +6.99B +23.79%
1979 29.36B +5.55B +23.32%
1978 23.8B +5.86B +32.69%
1977 17.94B +3.17B +21.42%
1976 14.78B +1.47B +11.07%
1975 13.3B −1.14B −7.91%
1974 14.45B +2.82B +24.25%
1973 11.63B +3.16B +37.29%
1972 8.47B +1.28B +17.76%
1971 7.19B +817M +12.82%
1970 6.37B +1.18B +22.6%
1969 5.2B +757M +17.04%
1968 4.44B +375M +9.22%
1967 4.07B +179M +4.6%
1966 3.89B +245M +6.73%
1965 3.64B +89M +2.5%
1964 3.55B +355M +11.1%
1963 3.2B +229M +7.71%
1962 2.97B +307M +11.53%
1961 2.66B +457M +20.72%
1960 2.21B

Western Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.