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About

Switzerland-Spain Trade: In 2023, Switzerland exported $5.57B to Spain. The main products that Switzerland exported to Spain were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.09B), Packaged Medicaments ($690M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($636M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $5.28B in 2018 to $5.57B in 2023.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Spain worth $1.79B, with Royalties and license fees ($763M), Computer and information services ($310M), and Financial services ($310M) being the largest in terms of value.

Spain-Switzerland Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $10.2B to Switzerland. The main products that Spain exported to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($5.47B), Cars ($830M), and Gold ($653M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%,  from $5.61B in 2018 to $10.2B in 2023.

In 2020, Spain exported services to Switzerland worth $387M, with Travel ($387M) 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, Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Switzerland exported $5.57B to Spain. The main products exported from Switzerland to Spain were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($1.09B), Packaged Medicaments ($690M), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($636M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 1.05%, from $5.28B in 2018 to $5.57B in 2023.

In 2018, Spain exported $10.2B to Switzerland. The main products exported from Spain to Switzerland were Packaged Medicaments ($5.47B), Cars ($830M), and Gold ($653M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 12.8%, from $5.61B in 2023 to $10.2B in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Switzerland (Flag) and Spain (Flag)

Switzerland Exports

Spain Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Switzerland
Top Destination
Germany$53.8B
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Spain included China ($47.7B), United States ($45.1B), and Hong Kong ($17.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Switzerland included France ($61.9B), Portugal ($38.1B), and Italy ($34.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Switzerland - Spain

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Switzerland had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.35B), Instruments ($875M), and Machines ($612M).

During 2018, Spain had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.97B), Transportation ($1.13B), and Vegetable Products ($776M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Switzerland Spain+$360MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Spain Switzerland+$208MCars

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 Spain worth $1.79B, with Royalties and license fees ($763M), Computer and information services ($310M), and Financial services ($310M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Spain exported services to Switzerland worth $387M, with Travel ($387M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

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

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