Summary
- Switzerland → United Kingdom
- $12.1billion
- United Kingdom → Switzerland
- $8.5billion
- Switzerland’s balance
- $3.6billion
Balance
Switzerland’s trade balance with the United Kingdom
Trade between Switzerland and the United Kingdom grew 2.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Switzerland’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 12.1
- Imports 8.5
- Balance +3.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $5.4 billion | $4.5 billion | $897 million |
| 1996 | $7.8 billion | $5.7 billion | $2.1 billion |
| 1997 | $7.3 billion | $5.1 billion | $2.3 billion |
| 1998 | $7.6 billion | $5.1 billion | $2.5 billion |
| 1999 | $8.1 billion | $4.5 billion | $3.6 billion |
| 2000 | $7.7 billion | $5.3 billion | $2.3 billion |
| 2001 | $4.2 billion | $5.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2002 | $4.9 billion | $4.7 billion | $245 million |
| 2003 | $4.7 billion | $4.1 billion | $572 million |
| 2004 | $5.6 billion | $5.3 billion | $229 million |
| 2005 | $5.9 billion | $6.7 billion | -$835 million |
| 2006 | $6.7 billion | $5.8 billion | $909 million |
| 2007 | $7.9 billion | $8 billion | -$116 million |
| 2008 | $12.8 billion | $8.2 billion | $4.6 billion |
| 2009 | $7 billion | $6.1 billion | $913 million |
| 2010 | $8.2 billion | $7.2 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2011 | $12.4 billion | $7.5 billion | $4.9 billion |
| 2012 | $13.7 billion | $14.1 billion | -$440 million |
| 2013 | $11 billion | $9.3 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2014 | $11.2 billion | $33.5 billion | -$22.3 billion |
| 2015 | $10.7 billion | $7.5 billion | $3.2 billion |
| 2016 | $12.4 billion | $19.3 billion | -$6.9 billion |
| 2017 | $12.7 billion | $19.1 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2018 | $8.2 billion | $26.6 billion | -$18.4 billion |
| 2019 | $10.1 billion | $16.5 billion | -$6.4 billion |
| 2020 | $12.9 billion | $16.9 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2021 | $11.6 billion | $36.4 billion | -$24.9 billion |
| 2022 | $14 billion | $8.2 billion | $5.8 billion |
| 2023 | $13.7 billion | $7.2 billion | $6.5 billion |
| 2024 | $12.1 billion | $8.5 billion | $3.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What Switzerland sells to the United Kingdom
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Kingdom sells to Switzerland
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
Switzerland and the United Kingdom traded $20.6 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 84% 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
The United Kingdom was Switzerland’s 9th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Switzerland was the United Kingdom’s 14th (2%).
- The United Kingdom in Switzerland’s trade
- 2.7%
- The United Kingdom’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
- 9th
- Switzerland in the United Kingdom’s trade
- 1.8%
- Switzerland’s rank among the United Kingdom’s partners
- 14th
Compare with
Other partners of Switzerland
Other partners of the United Kingdom
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.