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Trade between Germany and Switzerland

In 2024, Germany exported $67.8 billion to Switzerland and imported $52.8 billion. Germany ran a surplus of $15 billion with Switzerland, compared with a surplus of $9.3 billion in 2019. Switzerland was Germany’s 7th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Germany was Switzerland’s largest (16%).

Summary

Germany → Switzerland
$67.8billion
Switzerland → Germany
$52.8billion
Germany’s balance
$15billion

Balance

Germany’s trade balance with Switzerland

Trade between Germany and Switzerland grew 2.6-fold since 1995

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

  • Exports 67.8
  • Imports 52.8
  • Balance +15

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$27.1 billion$19.3 billion$7.7 billion
1996$25 billion$18.1 billion$6.9 billion
1997$23.1 billion$17.2 billion$6 billion
1998$24.5 billion$18.2 billion$6.3 billion
1999$24.8 billion$18.3 billion$6.5 billion
2000$23.8 billion$17.1 billion$6.7 billion
2001$25.6 billion$17.7 billion$7.9 billion
2002$27 billion$18.4 billion$8.6 billion
2003$31.3 billion$21.2 billion$10.1 billion
2004$36.8 billion$25.5 billion$11.3 billion
2005$39.9 billion$26.8 billion$13.1 billion
2006$44.8 billion$30.4 billion$14.5 billion
2007$52.3 billion$38.3 billion$14 billion
2008$61.5 billion$43.4 billion$18 billion
2009$51.9 billion$37.2 billion$14.8 billion
2010$59.4 billion$41.6 billion$17.8 billion
2011$71.8 billion$50.2 billion$21.6 billion
2012$64.4 billion$47.5 billion$16.9 billion
2013$59.9 billion$48.6 billion$11.3 billion
2014$59.7 billion$51.7 billion$8 billion
2015$52 billion$44.5 billion$7.5 billion
2016$51.9 billion$46 billion$5.9 billion
2017$55.5 billion$48.1 billion$7.4 billion
2018$58 billion$50.1 billion$7.9 billion
2019$57.8 billion$48.5 billion$9.3 billion
2020$57 billion$49.8 billion$7.2 billion
2021$62.4 billion$56.1 billion$6.3 billion
2022$69.8 billion$56.2 billion$13.6 billion
2023$66.3 billion$53.6 billion$12.7 billion
2024$67.8 billion$52.8 billion$15 billion

What they sell each other

What Germany sells to Switzerland

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

  1. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$6.9 billion · 10.2%
    18 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  2. Gold$5.6 billion · 8.2%
    88 tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  3. Cars$5 billion · 7.4%
    183 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  4. Vaccines, blood and antisera$4.1 billion · 6.1%
    2 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  5. Refined petroleum$3.7 billion · 5.5%
    4.4 million tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  6. Furniture$838 million · 1.2%
    138 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  7. Medical and dental instruments$704 million · 1%
    6 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  8. Other industrial machines$681 million · 1%
    16 thousand tonnes
  9. Auto parts$646 million · 0.95%
    36 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations
  10. Trucks$586 million · 0.86%
    30 thousand tonnes · Germany’s destinations

What Switzerland sells to Germany

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

  1. Vaccines, blood and antisera$7.7 billion · 14.7%
    2 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  2. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$3.6 billion · 6.8%
    26 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  3. Nitrogen heterocyclic compounds$3.5 billion · 6.6%
    1 thousand tonnes
  4. Gold$3 billion · 5.7%
    40 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  5. Other wristwatches$1.1 billion · 2%
    72 tonnes
  6. Electricity$1 billion · 1.9%
    Switzerland’s destinations
  7. Medical and dental instruments$1 billion · 1.9%
    10 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  8. Other industrial machines$787 million · 1.5%
    8 thousand tonnes
  9. Orthopedic and hearing devices$758 million · 1.4%
    427 tonnes
  10. Valves and taps$721 million · 1.4%
    12 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Germany and Switzerland traded $120.6 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$120.6 billion · 100%

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

How much each matters to the other

Switzerland was Germany’s 7th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Germany was Switzerland’s largest (16%).

Switzerland in Germany’s trade
4.3%
Switzerland’s rank among Germany’s partners
7th
Germany in Switzerland’s trade
15.5%
Germany’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
1st

Compare with

Other partners of Germany

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.