Switzerland vs Upper middle income: Trade in services
Trade in services over time
- Switzerland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.2% against 6.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 32.3%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 47th and Upper middle income ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.5% | 4.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 8.7% | 21.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 7.5% | 28.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 6.5% | 31.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
- Switzerland, at 39.2% against 6.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 32.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for trade in services?
- Switzerland ranks 47th and Upper middle income ranks 45th 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.