Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 38.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland stood at 38.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 44.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1975.
Switzerland ranks 77th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 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% |
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 | 39.0% | 38.0% | 41.5% | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 102,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,821 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1001 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 38.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 44.7% in 2013.
- 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 77th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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).