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About

Switzerland-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $3.74B to South Korea. The main products that Switzerland exported to South Korea were Base Metal Watches ($538M), Packaged Medicaments ($420M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($354M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $3.24B in 2017 to $3.74B in 2022.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to South Korea worth $178M, with Travel ($178M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Korea-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $1.86B to Switzerland. The main products that South Korea exported to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($816M), Cars ($188M), and Gold ($107M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 23.5%,  from $647M in 2017 to $1.86B in 2022.

In 2005, South Korea exported services to Switzerland worth $250M, with Transportation ($127M), Other business services ($88M), and Travel ($16.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B). That same year, South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Switzerland exported $3.74B to South Korea. The main products exported from Switzerland to South Korea were Base Metal Watches ($538M), Packaged Medicaments ($420M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($354M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 2.91%, from $3.24B in 2017 to $3.74B in 2022.

In 2017, South Korea exported $1.86B to Switzerland. The main products exported from South Korea to Switzerland were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($816M), Cars ($188M), and Gold ($107M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 23.5%, from $647M in 2022 to $1.86B in 2017.

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and South Korea (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

South Korea Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than South Korea included Germany ($53.5B), Italy ($22.8B), and France ($20.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Switzerland included China ($150B), Vietnam ($60.7B), and United States ($112B).

Difference in imports from South Korea (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - South Korea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.17B), Instruments ($1.14B), and Machines ($629M).

During 2017, South Korea had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($971M), Precious Metals ($237M), and Transportation ($210M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland South Korea+$107MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential South Korea Switzerland+$143MCars

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

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

Product Space of Switzerland (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

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