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Pakistan-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $259M to Switzerland. The main products that Pakistan exported to Switzerland were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($68.8M), House Linens ($26.9M), and Knit Sweaters ($20.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $143M in 2017 to $259M in 2022.

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

Switzerland-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $286M to Pakistan. The main products that Switzerland exported to Pakistan were Packaged Medicaments ($95M), Base Metal Watches ($25M), and Ink ($13M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.25%, from $417M in 2017 to $286M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Pakistan exported $259M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Pakistan to Switzerland were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($68.8M), House Linens ($26.9M), and Knit Sweaters ($20.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $143M in 2017 to $259M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $286M to Pakistan. The main products exported from Switzerland to Pakistan were Packaged Medicaments ($95M), Base Metal Watches ($25M), and Ink ($13M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.25%, from $417M in 2022 to $286M in 2017.

Exports from Pakistan () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Pakistan () (2022)

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Trade between Pakistan () and Switzerland ()

Pakistan Exports

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Switzerland Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$6.47B

Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than Switzerland included Afghanistan ($975M), Bangladesh ($839M), and Sri Lanka ($417M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Pakistan included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Pakistan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Switzerland

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Textiles ($201M), Animal Hides ($16.1M), and Foodstuffs ($15.4M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Chemical Products ($165M), Machines ($54.6M), and Instruments ($45.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan Switzerland+$26.9MNon-Knit Men's Suits

Top Product Potential Switzerland Pakistan+$36.4MPackaged 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Pakistan () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Pakistan () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Pakistan () and Switzerland ()

Pakistan Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Pakistan () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Pakistan () and Switzerland () (2022)

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