Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Switzerland

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Switzerland in 2025 — 101.73%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 63.27 pp.

2025 101.73% +17.26 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 189
Period maximum 101.73%2025
Period minimum 38.27%1967

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Switzerland, 1960–20252040608010012019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.46%1962: 39.14%1964: 38.42%1966: 39.01%1968: 40%1970: 45.07%1972: 40.94%1974: 45.51%1976: 42.6%1978: 45.62%1980: 53.03%1982: 46.84%1984: 49.84%1986: 48.61%1988: 48.94%1990: 49.47%1992: 46.25%1994: 45.23%1996: 45.74%1998: 51.79%2000: 57.74%2002: 56.98%2004: 58.35%2006: 73.71%2008: 81.13%2010: 60.97%2012: 87.02%2014: 79.19%2016: 82.02%2018: 79.68%2020: 80.85%2022: 88.27%2024: 84.47%2025: 101.73%
Change over the period: +63.27 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Switzerland 101.73%
World 43.89%
Western Europe computed 76.24%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 101.73 +17.26 pp
2024 84.47 −0.15 pp
2023 84.62 −3.66 pp
2022 88.27 +4.5 pp
2021 83.77 +2.92 pp
2020 80.85 +0.49 pp
2019 80.36 +0.68 pp
2018 79.68 −0.9 pp
2017 80.58 −1.44 pp
2016 82.02 +5.17 pp
2015 76.85 −2.34 pp
2014 79.19 −15.33 pp
2013 94.52 +7.5 pp
2012 87.02 +26.1 pp
2011 60.92 −0.04 pp
2010 60.97 −12.13 pp
2009 73.09 −8.04 pp
2008 81.13 +3.84 pp
2007 77.29 +3.57 pp
2006 73.71 +3.75 pp
2005 69.97 +11.62 pp
2004 58.35 +2.4 pp
2003 55.94 −1.04 pp
2002 56.98 −0.31 pp
2001 57.29 −0.45 pp
2000 57.74 +4.69 pp
1999 53.05 +1.26 pp
1998 51.79 +0.9 pp
1997 50.9 +5.16 pp
1996 45.74 +0.56 pp
1995 45.17 −0.05 pp
1994 45.23 +0.35 pp
1993 44.88 −1.37 pp
1992 46.25 −0.65 pp
1991 46.9 −2.58 pp
1990 49.47 −2.47 pp
1989 51.94 +3 pp
1988 48.94 +1.39 pp
1987 47.55 −1.06 pp
1986 48.61 −2.99 pp
1985 51.6 +1.76 pp
1984 49.84 +2.76 pp
1983 47.08 +0.24 pp
1982 46.84 −3.83 pp
1981 50.67 −2.36 pp
1980 53.03 +5.14 pp
1979 47.89 +2.27 pp
1978 45.62 −2.27 pp
1977 47.89 +5.29 pp
1976 42.6 +3.09 pp
1975 39.51 −6 pp
1974 45.51 +3.45 pp
1973 42.06 +1.12 pp
1972 40.94 −1.46 pp
1971 42.4 −2.67 pp
1970 45.07 +2.16 pp
1969 42.91 +2.91 pp
1968 40 +1.73 pp
1967 38.27 −0.74 pp
1966 39.01 +0.36 pp
1965 38.65 +0.23 pp
1964 38.42 −0.11 pp
1963 38.53 −0.61 pp
1962 39.14 −0.22 pp
1961 39.36 +0.9 pp
1960 38.46

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.