Machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Machinery and transport equipment was 11.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland, 1986–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland is 11.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland peaked at 34.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 64th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 18.5% | — |
| 1987 | 17.6% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -23.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +61.7% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -60.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 11.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 11.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +61.7% | 19.7% | 31.9% |
| 2022 | -60.5% | 28.8% | 11.4% |
| 1997 | +38.1% | 15.3% | 21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.9% | 18.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 16.0% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.8% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 11.1% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 61 Kazakhstan 13.6% compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 13.5% compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 12.2% compare
- 65 Nicaragua 10.9% compare
- 66 Latvia 10.8% compare
- 67 Montenegro 10.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Switzerland was 11.1% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Switzerland ranks 64th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).