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About

Italy-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $20.9B to Switzerland. The main products that Italy exported to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($4.16B), Gold ($1.48B), and Jewellery ($1.02B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $8.65B in 2017 to $20.9B in 2022.

In 2020, Italy exported services to Switzerland worth $7.06B, with Other business services ($4.38B), Travel ($1.46B), and Transportation ($396M) being the largest in terms of value.

Switzerland-Italy Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $15B to Italy. The main products that Switzerland exported to Italy were Electricity ($5.68B), Gold ($2.74B), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($2.37B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%,  from $7.97B in 2017 to $15B in 2022.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Italy worth $5.53B, with Travel ($2.13B), Transportation ($1.06B), and Royalties and license fees ($851M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). 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, Italy exported $20.9B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Italy to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($4.16B), Gold ($1.48B), and Jewellery ($1.02B). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 19.3%, from $8.65B in 2017 to $20.9B in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $15B to Italy. The main products exported from Switzerland to Italy were Electricity ($5.68B), Gold ($2.74B), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($2.37B). During the last 22 years the exports of Switzerland to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $7.97B in 1995 to $15B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Switzerland included France ($63.8B), Germany ($78.5B), and Spain ($32.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Italy included China ($44.1B), India ($16B), and Singapore ($9.81B).

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.6B), Machines ($3.56B), and Precious Metals ($3.25B).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Chemical Products ($6.72B), Mineral Products ($5.84B), and Precious Metals ($3.81B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Italy Switzerland+$747MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Switzerland Italy+$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, Italy exported services to Switzerland worth $7.06B, with Other business services ($4.38B), Travel ($1.46B), and Transportation ($396M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Italy worth $5.53B, with Travel ($2.13B), Transportation ($1.06B), and Royalties and license fees ($851M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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