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About

Afghanistan-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Afghanistan exported $1.65M to Switzerland. The main products that Afghanistan exported to Switzerland were Knotted Carpets ($877k), Precious Stones ($146k), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($103k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $6.38M in 2018 to $1.65M in 2023.

In 2023, Afghanistan did not export any services to Switzerland.

Switzerland-Afghanistan Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $5.72M to Afghanistan. The main products that Switzerland exported to Afghanistan were Packaged Medicaments ($1.34M), Base Metal Watches ($1.13M), and Rolled Tobacco ($1.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%,  from $2.73M in 2018 to $5.72M in 2023.

In 2023, Switzerland did not export any services to Afghanistan.

Comparison: In 2023,  Afghanistan ranked 118 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.19), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Afghanistan exported $1.65M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Afghanistan to Switzerland were Knotted Carpets ($877k), Precious Stones ($146k), and Hand-Woven Rugs ($103k). During the last 5 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.7%, from $6.38M in 2018 to $1.65M in 2023.

In 2018, Switzerland exported $5.72M to Afghanistan. The main products exported from Switzerland to Afghanistan were Packaged Medicaments ($1.34M), Base Metal Watches ($1.13M), and Rolled Tobacco ($1.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.9%, from $2.73M in 2023 to $5.72M in 2018.

Exports from Afghanistan (Flag) to Switzerland (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Afghanistan (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Afghanistan (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Afghanistan
Top Destination
Pakistan$691M
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Switzerland included Pakistan ($691M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Afghanistan included Germany ($53.8B), China ($47.7B), and United States ($45.1B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag) (2023)

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 2023, Afghanistan had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Textiles ($1.06M), Vegetable Products ($210k), and Precious Metals ($151k).

During 2018, Switzerland had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.08M), Instruments ($1.38M), and Foodstuffs ($1.09M).

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) (2023)

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