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Switzerland-Afghanistan In 2022, Switzerland exported $7.71M to Afghanistan. The main products that Switzerland exported to Afghanistan are Packaged Medicaments ($4.48M), Delivery Trucks ($1.2M), and Rolled Tobacco ($557k). During the last 27 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $276k in 1995 to $7.71M in 2022.

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

Afghanistan-Switzerland 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). During the last 27 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 0.37%, from $1.68M in 1995 to $1.86M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.85),  and 17 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Afghanistan ranked 151 in total exports ($1.49B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of Switzerland to Afghanistan have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $276k in 1995 to $7.71M in 2022.

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 27 years the exports of Afghanistan to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 0.37%, from $1.68M in 1995 to $1.86M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Afghanistan (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Afghanistan were United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Afghanistan than Switzerland were Pakistan ($847M).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Afghanistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Switzerland had a large net trade with Afghanistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.18M), Transportation ($1.3M), and Foodstuffs ($557k).

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

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Switzerland has comparative advantage over Afghanistan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Afghanistan has comparative advantage over Switzerland.

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

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