Summary
- Belgium → Switzerland
- $4.2billion
- Switzerland → Belgium
- $8.9billion
- Belgium’s balance
- -$4.7billion
Balance
Belgium’s trade balance with Switzerland
Trade between Belgium and Switzerland grew 2.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Belgium’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4.2
- Imports 8.9
- Balance -4.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.9 billion | $2.1 billion | $795 million |
| 1996 | $2.9 billion | $2 billion | $896 million |
| 1997 | $2.9 billion | $1.8 billion | $1 billion |
| 1998 | $2.8 billion | $1.8 billion | $1 billion |
| 1999 | $2.3 billion | $1.6 billion | $700 million |
| 2000 | $2.5 billion | $1.6 billion | $893 million |
| 2001 | $2.6 billion | $1.7 billion | $851 million |
| 2002 | $2.6 billion | $1.9 billion | $645 million |
| 2003 | $3 billion | $1.9 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2004 | $3.4 billion | $2.3 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2005 | $3.8 billion | $2.1 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2006 | $4.5 billion | $2.3 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 2007 | $4.9 billion | $3.4 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2008 | $5.7 billion | $4.2 billion | $1.6 billion |
| 2009 | $4.4 billion | $3.7 billion | $694 million |
| 2010 | $4.9 billion | $3 billion | $1.8 billion |
| 2011 | $6.8 billion | $4.1 billion | $2.7 billion |
| 2012 | $8.5 billion | $3.6 billion | $4.8 billion |
| 2013 | $6 billion | $4 billion | $2 billion |
| 2014 | $5 billion | $4.3 billion | $660 million |
| 2015 | $4.8 billion | $3.6 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2016 | $4.9 billion | $4 billion | $907 million |
| 2017 | $5.1 billion | $5 billion | $146 million |
| 2018 | $5.2 billion | $5.1 billion | $100 million |
| 2019 | $5.5 billion | $7.6 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2020 | $4 billion | $7.3 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2021 | $4.4 billion | $7.6 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2022 | $4.8 billion | $7.9 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2023 | $4.4 billion | $9.4 billion | -$4.9 billion |
| 2024 | $4.2 billion | $8.9 billion | -$4.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What Belgium sells to Switzerland
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Switzerland sells to Belgium
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Belgium and Switzerland traded $13.1 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 79% of the value travels by plane.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Switzerland was Belgium’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Belgium was Switzerland’s 15th (2%).
- Switzerland in Belgium’s trade
- 1.7%
- Switzerland’s rank among Belgium’s partners
- 12th
- Belgium in Switzerland’s trade
- 1.7%
- Belgium’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
- 15th
Compare with
Other partners of Belgium
Other partners of Switzerland
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.
Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.