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Trade between France and Switzerland

In 2024, France exported $21.4 billion to Switzerland and imported $19.3 billion. France ran a surplus of $2.2 billion with Switzerland, compared with a surplus of $568 million in 2019. Switzerland was France’s 9th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and France was Switzerland’s 5th (5%).

Summary

France → Switzerland
$21.4billion
Switzerland → France
$19.3billion
France’s balance
$2.2billion

Balance

France’s trade balance with Switzerland

Trade between France and Switzerland grew 2.3-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 21.4
  • Imports 19.3
  • Balance +2.2

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$10.5 billion$7.2 billion$3.3 billion
1996$10.5 billion$7 billion$3.5 billion
1997$8.4 billion$6.4 billion$2 billion
1998$8.7 billion$7 billion$1.6 billion
1999$10.7 billion$7.2 billion$3.5 billion
2000$9.6 billion$7 billion$2.6 billion
2001$9.6 billion$6.9 billion$2.7 billion
2002$9.4 billion$7 billion$2.4 billion
2003$11.3 billion$8.2 billion$3 billion
2004$12.2 billion$9.9 billion$2.3 billion
2005$12.8 billion$10.8 billion$2 billion
2006$14.1 billion$11.9 billion$2.2 billion
2007$15.3 billion$13.8 billion$1.6 billion
2008$17.3 billion$15.5 billion$1.8 billion
2009$14.5 billion$13.3 billion$1.2 billion
2010$15.4 billion$13.9 billion$1.5 billion
2011$18.3 billion$15.7 billion$2.7 billion
2012$24.2 billion$16.2 billion$7.9 billion
2013$21.3 billion$17.1 billion$4.2 billion
2014$18.1 billion$16.3 billion$1.8 billion
2015$16.6 billion$15.6 billion$981 million
2016$16.3 billion$15.4 billion$896 million
2017$17.4 billion$15.9 billion$1.5 billion
2018$20.1 billion$16.8 billion$3.4 billion
2019$16.5 billion$15.9 billion$568 million
2020$14.6 billion$14.5 billion$114 million
2021$18.8 billion$17.1 billion$1.7 billion
2022$24.1 billion$19.1 billion$5 billion
2023$21.8 billion$18.7 billion$3 billion
2024$21.4 billion$19.3 billion$2.2 billion

What they sell each other

What France sells to Switzerland

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Jewelry$3.3 billion · 15.3%
    23 tonnes · France’s destinations
  2. Gold$1.6 billion · 7.4%
    25 tonnes · France’s destinations
  3. Electricity$1.5 billion · 7.1%
    France’s destinations
  4. Natural gas and LPG$947 million · 4.4%
    1.1 million tonnes
  5. Refined petroleum$602 million · 2.8%
    702 thousand tonnes · France’s destinations
  6. Wine$479 million · 2.2%
    34 thousand tonnes · France’s destinations
  7. Paintings and drawings$453 million · 2.1%
    35 tonnes
  8. Cars$439 million · 2.1%
    21 thousand tonnes · France’s destinations
  9. Airplanes and helicopters$437 million · 2%
    206 tonnes · France’s destinations
  10. Vaccines, blood and antisera$409 million · 1.9%
    139 tonnes · France’s destinations

What Switzerland sells to France

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Gold$2.1 billion · 10.7%
    46 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  2. Vaccines, blood and antisera$1.9 billion · 9.8%
    333 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  3. Jewelry$1.8 billion · 9.5%
    59 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  4. Other wristwatches$1.5 billion · 7.9%
    67 tonnes
  5. Coffee$1 billion · 5.3%
    25 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  6. Precious metal watches$931 million · 4.8%
    8 tonnes
  7. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$882 million · 4.6%
    3 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  8. Orthopedic and hearing devices$427 million · 2.2%
    393 tonnes
  9. Fragrance mixtures$332 million · 1.7%
    9 thousand tonnes
  10. Soft drinks$249 million · 1.3%
    111 thousand tonnes

How it travels

France and Switzerland traded $40.7 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$40.7 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Switzerland was France’s 9th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and France was Switzerland’s 5th (5%).

Switzerland in France’s trade
3%
Switzerland’s rank among France’s partners
9th
France in Switzerland’s trade
5.2%
France’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
5th

Compare with

Other partners of France

Other partners of Switzerland

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.