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Afghanistan-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Afghanistan exported $1.86M to Switzerland. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Switzerland were Knotted Carpets ($1.17M), Tufted Carpets ($141k), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($66.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $2.3M in 2017 to $1.86M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Afghanistan Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $7.71M to Afghanistan. The main products that Switzerland exported to Afghanistan were Packaged Medicaments ($4.48M), Delivery Trucks ($1.2M), and Rolled Tobacco ($557k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 9.83%,  from $3.02M in 2017 to $7.71M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.13), and 151 in total exports ($1.49B). 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, Afghanistan exported $1.86M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Afghanistan to Switzerland were Knotted Carpets ($1.17M), Tufted Carpets ($141k), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($66.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $2.3M in 2017 to $1.86M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $7.71M to Afghanistan. The main products exported from Switzerland to Afghanistan were Packaged Medicaments ($4.48M), Delivery Trucks ($1.2M), and Rolled Tobacco ($557k). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 9.83%, from $3.02M in 2022 to $7.71M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Afghanistan (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$847M
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Switzerland included Pakistan ($847M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Afghanistan included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Afghanistan - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Afghanistan had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Textiles ($1.45M), Vegetable Products ($163k), and Machines ($57.7k).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.18M), Transportation ($1.3M), and Foodstuffs ($557k).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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