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About

Switzerland-Austria Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $11.3B to Austria. The main products that Switzerland exported to Austria were Hormones ($2.97B), Gold ($1.42B), and Paintings ($700M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Austria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.67%, from $8.19B in 2018 to $11.3B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Austria worth $1.13B, with Financial services ($279M), Travel ($252M), and Insurance services ($172M) being the largest in terms of value.

Austria-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Austria exported $10.9B to Switzerland. The main products that Austria exported to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($2.91B), Electricity ($646M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($206M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Austria to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 4.88%,  from $8.58B in 2018 to $10.9B in 2023.

In 2020, Austria exported services to Switzerland worth $4.54B, with Other business services ($1.6B), Travel ($1.19B), and Transportation ($897M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Switzerland ranked 3 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.96), and 17 in total exports ($398B). That same year, Austria ranked 8 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.56), and 31 in total exports ($204B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $11.3B to Austria. The main products exported from Switzerland to Austria were Hormones ($2.97B), Gold ($1.42B), and Paintings ($700M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Austria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.67%, from $8.19B in 2018 to $11.3B in 2023.

In 2018, Austria exported $10.9B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Austria to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($2.91B), Electricity ($646M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($206M). During the last 5 years the exports of Austria to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 4.88%, from $8.58B in 2023 to $10.9B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Austria (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Austria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
Austria
Top Destination
Germany$51B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Austria included China ($47.7B), United States ($45.1B), and Turkey ($19.3B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Austria than Switzerland included Hungary ($8.42B), Czechia ($6.15B), and Romania ($4.59B).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Austria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Austria in the exports of Chemical Products ($4.4B), Precious Metals ($1.71B), and Machines ($1.34B).

During 2018, Austria had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.45B), Machines ($1.75B), and Metals ($1.05B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Austria+$231MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Austria Switzerland+$196MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

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 2019, Switzerland exported services to Austria worth $1.13B, with Financial services ($279M), Travel ($252M), and Insurance services ($172M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Austria exported services to Switzerland worth $4.54B, with Other business services ($1.6B), Travel ($1.19B), and Transportation ($897M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Switzerland (Flag) and Austria (Flag) (2023)

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