Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland
Switzerland: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -39.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -39.2% for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland peaked at -16.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -41.0%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 143rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -22.3% | — |
| 1962 | -24.0% | +7.7% |
| 1963 | -22.8% | -4.9% |
| 1964 | -25.6% | +12.2% |
| 1965 | -29.0% | +13.5% |
| 1966 | -27.5% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | -27.3% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | -24.4% | -10.6% |
| 1969 | -27.3% | +12.1% |
| 1970 | -30.0% | +9.7% |
| 1971 | -29.3% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | -31.2% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | -30.4% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | -29.9% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | -28.0% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | -30.2% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | -29.1% | -3.7% |
| 1978 | -29.6% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | -26.5% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | -27.1% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | -26.5% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | -26.2% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | -28.0% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | -24.8% | -11.2% |
| 1985 | -23.9% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | -24.7% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | -25.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | -23.8% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | -21.8% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | -19.9% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | -20.9% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | -20.1% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | -20.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | -22.3% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | -21.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | -20.1% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | -20.8% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | -21.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | -19.7% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | -20.6% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | -21.4% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | -20.6% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | -21.7% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | -18.2% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | -16.4% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | -20.4% | +24.0% |
| 2007 | -23.1% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | -22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | -21.2% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | -30.4% | +43.6% |
| 2011 | -29.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | -28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -31.8% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | -30.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | -32.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | -35.1% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | -34.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | -34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | -38.1% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | -40.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | -41.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | -39.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -25.6% | -29.0% | -22.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | -29.4% | -31.2% | -26.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -25.2% | -28.0% | -21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -20.7% | -22.3% | -19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -20.6% | -23.1% | -16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.2% | -35.1% | -28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -39.7% | -41.0% | -38.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 140 Algeria -38.0% compare
- 141 Norway -38.3% compare
- 142 Luxembourg -38.6% compare
- 144 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -39.4% compare
- 145 Lebanon -40.1% compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -41.8% compare
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 56,396 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 104,505 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Switzerland was -39.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was -16.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.0% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Switzerland ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.