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About

Switzerland-Ireland Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $5.71B to Ireland. The main products that Switzerland exported to Ireland were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($3.6B), Nucleic Acids ($380M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($322M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 38.7%, from $1.11B in 2018 to $5.71B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Ireland worth $5.17B, with Royalties and license fees ($4.36B), Financial services ($453M), and Computer and information services ($220M) being the largest in terms of value.

Ireland-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Ireland exported $5.32B to Switzerland. The main products that Ireland exported to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.19B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($746M), and Packaged Medicaments ($391M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.32%,  from $8.67B in 2018 to $5.32B in 2023.

In 2020, Ireland exported services to Switzerland worth $2.52B, with Other business services ($1.77B), Financial services ($346M), and Insurance services ($183M) 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, Ireland ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.31), and 29 in total exports ($241B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $5.71B to Ireland. The main products exported from Switzerland to Ireland were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($3.6B), Nucleic Acids ($380M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($322M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 38.7%, from $1.11B in 2018 to $5.71B in 2023.

In 2018, Ireland exported $5.32B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Ireland to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($3.19B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($746M), and Packaged Medicaments ($391M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.32%, from $8.67B in 2023 to $5.32B in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$67.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Ireland included China ($47.7B), Germany ($53.8B), and Turkey ($19.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ireland than Switzerland included United States ($67.4B), Belgium ($18.7B), and Netherlands ($13.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Ireland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.73B), Instruments ($579M), and Machines ($202M).

During 2018, Ireland had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.57B), Instruments ($272M), and Machines ($220M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Switzerland Ireland+$112MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Ireland Switzerland+$245MPackaged 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 Ireland worth $5.17B, with Royalties and license fees ($4.36B), Financial services ($453M), and Computer and information services ($220M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Ireland exported services to Switzerland worth $2.52B, with Other business services ($1.77B), Financial services ($346M), and Insurance services ($183M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Services Exports from Ireland (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (N/A)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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