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Where does Switzerland get its electricity? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Switzerland imported $2.6 billion of electricity, 4.2% of the world total. France sold 58% of the total, followed by Germany (22%) and Austria (14%). Switzerland was the world’s 5th-largest importer of electricity.

Summary

Value
$2.6billion
Share of world total
4.2%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 7 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France1.5Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —58.1%Land
Germany0.58Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —22.1%Land
Austria0.36Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —13.7%Land
Italy0.11Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —4.3%Land
Montenegro0.02Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.94%Sea
North Macedonia0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.55%Sea
Albania0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.28%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

France has been its main source since 2013

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • France 1.5
  • Germany 0.58
  • Austria 0.36
  • Italy 0.11
  • Montenegro 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France1.21.5
Germany0.090.58
Austria0.020.36
Italy00.11
Montenegro00.02

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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