Switzerland's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$446.84 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Switzerland's main export partners were: the United States, Germany and China. The top three export commodities were: Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins; Pharmaceutical products and Organic chemicals. Total Imports were valued at US$371.36 Billion. In 2024, Switzerland had a trade surplus of US$75.48 Billion.

This statistic shows the value of export of goods from Switzerland from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, goods worth about ****** billion U.S. dollars were exported from Switzerland.

Exports in Switzerland decreased to 22228.75 CHF million in July from 22855.60 CHF million in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Switzerland Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Switzerland Total Exports

• Switzerland Total Exports recorded 48.0 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 36.3 USD bn in the previous month
• Switzerland Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1988 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 12.5 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 48.0 USD bn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 3.2 USD bn in Aug 1988

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. Federal Office for Customs and Border Security provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports prior to January 2012 exclude gold, silver and coins.


Further information about Switzerland Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Switzerland Total Exports grew 25.5 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 40.0 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 24.2 % year on year
• Switzerland Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 3.6 USD bn in Dec 2024

Switzerland Exports to United States was US$73.88 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Switzerland Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Key information about Switzerland Total Exports to USA

• Switzerland Total Exports to USA recorded 22.110 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 11.376 USD bn in the previous Dec 2024
• Switzerland Total Exports to USA data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 462.584 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.110 USD bn in Jan 2025 and a record low of 12.200 USD mn in Jan 1963

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to USA into USD. Federal Office for Customs and Border Security provides Total Exports to USA, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to USA prior to January 1988 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Switzerland's gold exports amounted to a value of over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Switzerland is consistently the world's leading gold exporting country based on value. In addition to being the largest exporter of gold based on value, Switzerland is also consistently the largest importer of gold based on value in the world. This can be explained by the fact that Switzerland refines some ** percent of the world's gold: Switzerland imports unrefined gold, and exports it in its refined form.

United States Exports to Switzerland was US$24.96 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to Switzerland - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Key information about Switzerland Total Exports

• Switzerland Total Exports expanded 23.4 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 25.7 % YoY in the previous month
• Switzerland Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1989 to Jan 2025, with an averaged rate of 4.9 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 64.1 % in Apr 2013 and a record low of -36.9 % in Apr 2014

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. Federal Office for Customs and Border Security provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. Total Exports Growth prior to January 2013 exclude gold, silver and coins.


Further information about Switzerland Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Switzerland Total Exports recorded 48.0 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 40.0 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 28.6 % year on year
• Switzerland Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 8.0 USD bn in Jan 2025

Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data was reported at 3.921 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.948 % for 2016. Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 3.482 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.468 % in 1971 and a record low of 2.447 % in 2002. Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Switzerland Exports: Machinery and Electronics: ow Industrial Machinery data was reported at 19,093.699 CHF mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,467.304 CHF mn for 2016. Switzerland Exports: Machinery and Electronics: ow Industrial Machinery data is updated yearly, averaging 20,079.350 CHF mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,308.600 CHF mn in 2007 and a record low of 16,148.600 CHF mn in 1993. Switzerland Exports: Machinery and Electronics: ow Industrial Machinery data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Customs Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.JA003: Exports: by Major Commodity.

In 2023, around **** terawatt hours of electricity were exported from Switzerland. This was a decrease compared to the previous year. The timeline shows the volume of electricity exported from Switzerland from 2003 to 2023.

The graph shows data on the value of Swiss watch exports from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the value amounted to approximately 26 billion Swiss francs, slightly decreasing from the previous year's value of 26.74 billion.

The graph presents the Swiss watch exports value from 2015 to 2024, by country. In 2024, the United States imported the highest value of Swiss watches in the world, at approximately **** billion Swiss francs.

Switzerland: Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 72.16 percent, a decline from 73.33 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 44.58 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1970 to 2024 is 51.93 percent. The minimum value, 38.64 percent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 76.14 percent was recorded in 2022.

Switzerland Export Value Index data was reported at 376.274 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 360.024 2000=100 for 2015. Switzerland Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 173.159 2000=100 from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 444.536 2000=100 in 2013 and a record low of 94.596 2000=100 in 1997. Switzerland Export Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Exports of Goods by F.A.S. Basis to Switzerland (EXP4419) from Jan 1985 to May 2025 about Switzerland, exports, goods, and USA.

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Switzerland was reported at 72.16 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Switzerland - Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data was reported at 91.683 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 91.174 % for 2016. Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 90.402 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.886 % in 1993 and a record low of 86.616 % in 2010. Switzerland Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Key information about Switzerland Aluminum Exports

• Switzerland Aluminum Exports was reported at 1,842,420.114 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,099,434.160 USD th for Dec 2022
• Switzerland Aluminum Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 1,280,055.354 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,099,434.160 USD th in 2022 and a record low of 681,305.472 USD th in 1999
• Switzerland Aluminum Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Metal and Mining Sector – Table WB.UNCTAD.AL: Non-Ferrous Metals: Aluminium: Export Value by Individual Economies and Territories