Switzerland (CHE) and Colombia (COL) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Colombia Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $469M to Colombia. The main products that Switzerland exported to Colombia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($117M), Packaged Medicaments ($89.6M), and Base Metal Watches ($31.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.42%, from $479M in 2018 to $469M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland did not export any services to Colombia.

Colombia-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Colombia exported $555M to Switzerland. The main products that Colombia exported to Switzerland were Gold ($225M), Coffee ($211M), and Precious Stones ($38.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.33%, from $520M in 2018 to $555M in 2023.

In 2023, Colombia did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2023, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Colombia ranked 51 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.23), and 54 in total exports ($54.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Switzerland exported $469M to Colombia. The main products exported from Switzerland to Colombia were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($117M), Packaged Medicaments ($89.6M), and Base Metal Watches ($31.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Colombia have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.42%, from $479M in 2018 to $469M in 2023.

In 2018, Colombia exported $555M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Colombia to Switzerland were Gold ($225M), Coffee ($211M), and Precious Stones ($38.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.33%, from $520M in 2023 to $555M in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland () to Colombia () (2023)

Exports from Colombia () to Switzerland () (2023)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Colombia ()

Switzerland Exports

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Colombia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Switzerland
Top DestinationGermany$53.8B

Colombia
Top DestinationUnited States$14.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from Switzerland or Colombia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Switzerland and Colombia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Colombia included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Colombia than Switzerland included Panama ($4.66B), Ecuador ($2.19B), and Peru ($1.2B).

Difference in imports from Colombia () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Colombia

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This chart compares trade between Switzerland and Colombia by product, considering products traded by both, Switzerland and Colombia.

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of N/A.

During 2018, Colombia had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($277M), Vegetable Products ($258M), and Instruments ($6.34M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Colombia+$53MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Colombia Switzerland+$129MGold

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Switzerland and Colombia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Colombia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Colombia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Colombia () (2023)

Exports from Colombia () to Switzerland () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Colombia ()

Switzerland Exports

Colombia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Colombia () and Switzerland () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Colombia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Switzerland () and Colombia () (2023)

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