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About

Switzerland-Canada Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $4.84B to Canada. The main products that Switzerland exported to Canada were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($974M), Packaged Medicaments ($719M), and Base Metal Watches ($326M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 5.83%, from $3.65B in 2018 to $4.84B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Canada worth $984M, with Royalties and license fees ($347M), Computer and information services ($212M), and Transportation ($172M) being the largest in terms of value.

Canada-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $6.71B to Switzerland. The main products that Canada exported to Switzerland were Gold ($5.86B), Packaged Medicaments ($185M), and Gas Turbines ($97.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 28%,  from $1.95B in 2018 to $6.71B in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Switzerland worth $433M, with Royalties and license fees ($169M), Financial services ($70.8M), and Computer and information services ($69.3M) 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, Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $4.84B to Canada. The main products exported from Switzerland to Canada were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($974M), Packaged Medicaments ($719M), and Base Metal Watches ($326M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 5.83%, from $3.65B in 2018 to $4.84B in 2023.

In 2018, Canada exported $6.71B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Canada to Switzerland were Gold ($5.86B), Packaged Medicaments ($185M), and Gas Turbines ($97.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 28%, from $1.95B in 2023 to $6.71B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Canada (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Canada included Germany ($53.8B), Turkey ($19.3B), and Italy ($19.4B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Switzerland included United States ($410B), Mexico ($8.76B), and Japan ($13.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.42B), Instruments ($699M), and Machines ($461M).

During 2018, Canada had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($5.9B), Chemical Products ($252M), and Machines ($182M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Switzerland Canada+$198MGold
Top Product Potential Canada Switzerland+$93.9MPackaged 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 2019, Switzerland exported services to Canada worth $984M, with Royalties and license fees ($347M), Computer and information services ($212M), and Transportation ($172M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Switzerland worth $433M, with Royalties and license fees ($169M), Financial services ($70.8M), and Computer and information services ($69.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Services Exports from Canada (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 Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland.

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

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