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About

France-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, France exported $22.3B to Switzerland. The main products that France exported to Switzerland were Electricity ($3.08B), Jewellery ($2.64B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.24B). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 6.1%, from $16.6B in 2017 to $22.3B in 2022.

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.

Switzerland-France Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $20.4B to France. The main products that Switzerland exported to France were Gold ($2.87B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.02B), and Jewellery ($2B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to France have increased at an annualized rate of 4%,  from $16.8B in 2017 to $20.4B in 2022.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $22.3B to Switzerland. The main products exported from France to Switzerland were Electricity ($3.08B), Jewellery ($2.64B), and Petroleum Gas ($1.24B). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 6.1%, from $16.6B in 2017 to $22.3B in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $20.4B to France. The main products exported from Switzerland to France were Gold ($2.87B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.02B), and Jewellery ($2B). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to France have increased at an annualized rate of 4%, from $16.8B in 2022 to $20.4B in 2017.

Exports from France (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag)

France Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Switzerland included Belgium ($47.8B), Spain ($46.4B), and Italy ($56.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than France included China ($44.1B), United States ($61.7B), and Slovenia ($11.7B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Mineral Products ($5.14B), Precious Metals ($3.49B), and Transportation ($2.5B).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with France in the exports of Precious Metals ($5.26B), Chemical Products ($5.22B), and Instruments ($2.2B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag) (2022)

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