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How much of Switzerland’s trade passes through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore?

In 2024, an estimated $16.1 billion of Switzerland’s trade passed through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, 19.1% of its seaborne trade. That is $3.7 billion of exports and $12.4 billion of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are China, Japan and South Korea.

Summary

Estimated value
$16.1billion
Of its seaborne trade
19.1%
Exports
$3.7billion
Imports
$12.4billion

Trend

Estimated value per year

Switzerland’s estimated trade through the Strait of Malacca and Singapore rose 25% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Switzerland 16.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$8.9 billion20.4%
1996$9.5 billion19.4%
1997$9.4 billion18.7%
1998$9 billion18.2%
1999$9.4 billion18.7%
2000$5.7 billion16%
2001$5.6 billion16%
2002$5.4 billion14.7%
2003$6.1 billion15.1%
2004$7.7 billion15.9%
2005$8.9 billion16.4%
2006$8.6 billion15.3%
2007$9.5 billion15.5%
2008$10.4 billion14.6%
2009$8.9 billion16.4%
2010$10.4 billion16%
2011$12.4 billion16.4%
2012$12.4 billion16.6%
2013$13.5 billion16.7%
2014$13.5 billion16.9%
2015$13.7 billion18.8%
2016$13.1 billion18.9%
2017$13.5 billion17.4%
2018$13.6 billion17.6%
2019$12.9 billion17.6%
2020$12.5 billion17.6%
2021$15.4 billion18.2%
2022$16.4 billion18.1%
2023$15.6 billion18.6%
2024$16.1 billion19.1%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Switzerland–China$10.3 billion · 64.1%
  2. Switzerland–Japan$1.6 billion · 10%
  3. Switzerland–South Korea$910 million · 5.6%
  4. Switzerland–Hong Kong$725 million · 4.5%
  5. Switzerland–Thailand$697 million · 4.3%
  6. Switzerland–Vietnam$538 million · 3.3%
  7. Switzerland–Taiwan$477 million · 3%
  8. Switzerland–Singapore$435 million · 2.7%
  9. Switzerland–Philippines$109 million · 0.68%
  10. Switzerland–Russia$103 million · 0.64%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. Cars$1.3 billion · 8.2%
  2. Gemstones$522 million · 3.2%
  3. Other plastic articles$413 million · 2.6%
  4. Bags, suitcases and cases$409 million · 2.5%
  5. Coffee$325 million · 2%
  6. Lamps and light fittings$273 million · 1.7%
  7. Toys$265 million · 1.6%
  8. Furniture$265 million · 1.6%
  9. Diodes, transistors and solar cells$232 million · 1.4%
  10. Home appliances$230 million · 1.4%

Reference ports

Rotterdam (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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