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Saudi Arabia-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $835M to Switzerland. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Switzerland were Gold ($441M), Aluminium Plating ($154M), and Jewellery ($151M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $587M in 2017 to $835M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Switzerland.

Switzerland-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $5.03B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Switzerland exported to Saudi Arabia were Gold ($2.8B), Packaged Medicaments ($348M), and Jewellery ($309M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $1.69B in 2017 to $5.03B in 2022.

In 2022, Switzerland did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). 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, Saudi Arabia exported $835M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Switzerland were Gold ($441M), Aluminium Plating ($154M), and Jewellery ($151M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $587M in 2017 to $835M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $5.03B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Switzerland to Saudi Arabia were Gold ($2.8B), Packaged Medicaments ($348M), and Jewellery ($309M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 24.3%, from $1.69B in 2022 to $5.03B in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

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Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Switzerland ()

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Saudi Arabia
Top DestinationChina$68B

Switzerland
Top DestinationUnited States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Switzerland included South Korea ($36B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Saudi Arabia included Germany ($53.5B), United States ($61.7B), and Italy ($22.8B).

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Switzerland

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Precious Metals ($595M), Metals ($187M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($19.8M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Precious Metals ($3.12B), Chemical Products ($768M), and Instruments ($432M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Switzerland+$9.3MEthylene Polymers

Top Product Potential Switzerland Saudi Arabia+$79.1MPackaged 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 Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Switzerland. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Switzerland indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Saudi Arabia () to Switzerland () (2022)

Exports from Switzerland () to Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia () and Switzerland ()

Saudi Arabia Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Switzerland () and Saudi Arabia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Switzerland

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Saudi Arabia () and Switzerland () (2022)

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