Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 49.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland stood at 49.2%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 49.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1975.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.9% | — |
| 1961 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 14.8% | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 14.3% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 15.8% | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.1% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 22.2% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 49.2% | +29.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 49.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 49.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.0%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +47.9% | 28.6% | 42.4% |
| 1990 | +43.5% | 17.4% | 24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 21.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.3% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 28.6% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 38.0% | 49.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland was 49.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).