Switzerland (CHE) and Thailand (THA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Switzerland-Thailand Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $6.54B to Thailand. The main products that Switzerland exported to Thailand were Gold ($5.33B), Base Metal Watches ($145M), and Packaged Medicaments ($104M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $3.71B in 2017 to $6.54B in 2022.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Thailand worth $114M, with Travel ($114M) being the largest in terms of value.

Thailand-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $3.74B to Switzerland. The main products that Thailand exported to Switzerland were Gold ($2.36B), Other Clocks and Watches ($95.4M), and Precious Stones ($93.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.02%, from $4.36B in 2017 to $3.74B in 2022.

In 2022, Thailand did not export any services to Switzerland.

Comparison: In 2022, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Switzerland exported $6.54B to Thailand. The main products exported from Switzerland to Thailand were Gold ($5.33B), Base Metal Watches ($145M), and Packaged Medicaments ($104M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 12%, from $3.71B in 2017 to $6.54B in 2022.

In 2017, Thailand exported $3.74B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Thailand to Switzerland were Gold ($2.36B), Other Clocks and Watches ($95.4M), and Precious Stones ($93.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 3.02%, from $4.36B in 2022 to $3.74B in 2017.

Exports from Switzerland () to Thailand () (2022)

Exports from Thailand () to Switzerland () (2022)

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Trade between Switzerland () and Thailand ()

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Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

Thailand
Top DestinationUnited States$53.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than Switzerland included Japan ($24.6B), Vietnam ($13.4B), and Malaysia ($12.7B).

Difference in imports from Thailand () and Switzerland () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Thailand

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

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Precious Metals ($5.5B), Instruments ($391M), and Chemical Products ($263M).

During 2017, Thailand had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($2.66B), Machines ($357M), and Instruments ($263M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Thailand+$44.3MPackaged Medicaments

Top Product Potential Thailand Switzerland+$48.3MJewellery

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 Thailand. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Thailand. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Thailand indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Switzerland () to Thailand () (2022)

Exports from Thailand () to Switzerland () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland () and Thailand ()

Switzerland Exports

Thailand Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Thailand () and Switzerland () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Thailand

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Switzerland () and Thailand () (2022)

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