Sweden vs Switzerland: Trade in services
Trade in services over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 41.3% against 39.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.8% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.7% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 30.2% | 10.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 35.5% | 9.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 37.9% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 41.3% against 39.2% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 2.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for trade in services?
- Sweden ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.