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About

Switzerland-France Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $17.9B to France. The main products that Switzerland exported to France were Jewellery ($1.92B), Base Metal Watches ($1.47B), and Gold ($1.27B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.76%, from $16.4B in 2018 to $17.9B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to France worth $7.52B, with Travel ($3.78B), Royalties and license fees ($1.11B), and Financial services ($936M) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, France exported $21.7B to Switzerland. The main products that France exported to Switzerland were Jewellery ($3.05B), Electricity ($2.42B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.3B). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%,  from $20.1B in 2018 to $21.7B in 2023.

In 2020, France exported services to Switzerland worth $13.1B, with Other business services ($6.23B), Travel ($4.01B), and Transportation ($1.3B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $17.9B to France. The main products exported from Switzerland to France were Jewellery ($1.92B), Base Metal Watches ($1.47B), and Gold ($1.27B). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.76%, from $16.4B in 2018 to $17.9B in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $21.7B to Switzerland. The main products exported from France to Switzerland were Jewellery ($3.05B), Electricity ($2.42B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.3B). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 1.56%, from $20.1B in 2023 to $21.7B in 2018.

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Exports from France (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and France (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than France included China ($47.7B), India ($17.9B), and Hong Kong ($17.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Switzerland included Belgium ($49.2B), Spain ($43B), and Italy ($56.3B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with France in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.93B), Precious Metals ($3.56B), and Instruments ($3.44B).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.7B), Precious Metals ($4.38B), and Chemical Products ($2.31B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Switzerland France+$1.04BPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential France Switzerland+$614MPackaged Medicaments

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to France worth $7.52B, with Travel ($3.78B), Royalties and license fees ($1.11B), and Financial services ($936M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Switzerland worth $13.1B, with Other business services ($6.23B), Travel ($4.01B), and Transportation ($1.3B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to France (Flag) (2019)

Services Exports from France (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Switzerland (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

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