Small states vs Switzerland: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Small states
6.1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Switzerland
18.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states rank
20th
Switzerland rank
20th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Small states
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 18.21 % change on previous year against 6.1 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 12.11 % change on previous year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.0 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Small states ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.06 % change on previous year | 31.65 % change on previous year | 8.58 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6.29 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.21 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2000s | 12.44 % change on previous year | 11.4 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2010s | 7.08 % change on previous year | 5.39 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2020s | 6.26 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 0.1966 % change on previous year | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Small states or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 18.21 % change on previous year against 6.1 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Small states and Switzerland?
- 12.11 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Switzerland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Switzerland rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Small states ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.