Switzerland shipped US$239.3 billion worth of goods around the world in 2014. The accompanying list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 66.9% of total Swiss exports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $2.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 79.7% of that total.
1. United States: $478.7 million (18.6%)
2. Saudi Arabia: $345.4 million (13.4%)
3. India: $215.2 million (8.4%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $198.7 million (7.7%)
5. France: $187.1 million (7.3%)
6. Qatar: $170.6 million (6.6%)
7. United Kingdom: $153.2 million (5.9%)
8. Germany: $147.3 million (5.7%)
9. Australia: $78.9 million (3.1%)
10. British Virgin Islands: $78.7 million (3.1%)
Alcoholic Beverages Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $2.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 80.4% of that total.
1. United States: $860.4 million (41.7%)
2. United Kingdom: $205.3 million (9.9%)
3. France: $98 million (4.7%)
4. Belgium: $96.6 million (4.7%)
5. Japan: $92.3 million (4.5%)
6. Netherlands: $79.6 million (3.9%)
7. Canada: $72.8 million (3.5%)
8. Germany: $65.6 million (3.2%)
9. Spain: $50.1 million (2.4%)
10. Italy: $38.8 million (1.9%)
Aluminum Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $2.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 87.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $1 billion (47%)
2. Italy: $192.5 million (8.8%)
3. France: $157.4 million (7.2%)
4. United Kingdom: $139.9 million (6.4%)
5. China: $103.5 million (4.7%)
6. Austria: $86.1 million (3.9%)
7. Netherlands: $68.3 million (3.1%)
8. Czech Republic: $51.6 million (2.3%)
9. United States: $49.8 million (2.3%)
10. Spain: $33.6 million (1.5%)
Automobile Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $2.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 78.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.1 billion (40.2%)
2. France: $286.6 million (10.8%)
3. United States: $151 million (5.7%)
4. Austria: $122.3 million (4.6%)
5. United Kingdom: $98.8 million (3.7%)
6. China: $88.1 million (3.3%)
7. Poland: $76.3 million (2.9%)
8. Netherlands: $68.9 million (2.6%)
9. Canada: $67.2 million (2.5%)
10. Mexico: $64.6 million (2.4%)
Cereals Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $6.3 million. The 10 countries below imported 97.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $2.9 million (45.6%)
2. France: $1 million (16.7%)
3. Italy: $992,000 (15.8%)
4. Austria: $498,000 (7.9%)
5. Netherlands: $469,000 (7.5%)
6. Belgium: $80,000 (1.3%)
7. Thailand: $79,000 (1.3%)
8. Philippines: $64,000 (1%)
9. Norway: $31,000 (0.5%)
10. Hungary: $25,000 (0.4%)
Organic Chemicals Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $19.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 83.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $4.7 billion (23.9%)
2. Italy: $2.5 billion (12.9%)
3. Austria: $2.3 billion (11.4%)
4. Spain: $1.7 billion (8.8%)
5. United States: $1.7 billion (8.8%)
6. France: $1 billion (5.1%)
7. Ireland: $685 million (3.5%)
8. Singapore: $683.9 million (3.5%)
9. Brazil: $583.3 million (3%)
10. China: $575.5 million (2.9%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $816.7 million. The 10 countries below imported 86.6% of that total.
1. Germany: $334.7 million (41%)
2. Italy: $102.7 million (12.6%)
3. United States: $62.9 million (7.7%)
4. China: $50.2 million (6.2%)
5. France: $47.1 million (5.8%)
6. United Kingdom: $29.5 million (3.6%)
7. Hong Kong: $26.3 million (3.2%)
8. Spain: $21.9 million (2.7%)
9. Japan: $21.2 million (2.6%)
10. Russia: $10.8 million (1.3%)
Copper Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $728.4 million. The 10 countries below imported 87.6% of that total.
1. Germany: $346.1 million (47.5%)
2. Austria: $80.8 million (11.1%)
3. Italy: $76 million (10.4%)
4. France: $49.3 million (6.8%)
5. United States: $21.6 million (3%)
6. India: $18.2 million (2.5%)
7. China: $13.3 million (1.8%)
8. Netherlands: $12 million (1.7%)
9. Poland: $11.6 million (1.6%)
10. Belgium: $9.4 million (1.3%)
Electronic Equipment Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $13.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 65.8% of that total.
1. Germany: $3.7 billion (27.5%)
2. United States: $1.2 billion (8.8%)
3. China: $833.2 million (6.3%)
4. France: $732.7 million (5.5%)
5. United Kingdom: $448.6 million (3.4%)
6. Italy: $447.8 million (3.4%)
7. Netherlands: $411.6 million (3.1%)
8. Austria: $373.9 million (2.8%)
9. Saudi Arabia: $368.6 million (2.8%)
10. Poland: $301.2 million (2.3%)
Footwear Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $367.8 million. The 10 countries below imported 85.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $131.8 million (35.8%)
2. China: $43.8 million (11.9%)
3. Italy: $30.6 million (8.3%)
4. Hong Kong: $23.8 million (6.5%)
5. Austria: $23.8 million (6.5%)
6. United States: $19.4 million (5.3%)
7. France: $16.7 million (4.5%)
8. United Kingdom: $13.1 million (3.6%)
9. South Korea: $7.3 million (2%)
10. Singapore: $5.8 million (1.6%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $909.4 million. The 10 countries below imported 84.8% of that total.
1. Germany: $419.8 million (46.2%)
2. France: $90.3 million (9.9%)
3. Austria: $86.2 million (9.5%)
4. United States: $46.8 million (5.1%)
5. Italy: $28.8 million (3.2%)
6. United Kingdom: $22.3 million (2.4%)
7. Belgium: $22.1 million (2.4%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $21.4 million (2.4%)
9. Netherlands: $20.6 million (2.3%)
10. Russia: $13.2 million (1.5%)
Gems, Precious Metals Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $20 billion. The 10 countries below imported 85.7% of that total.
1. France: $3.2 billion (15.8%)
2. Hong Kong: $3 billion (15.1%)
3. United States: $2.7 billion (13.7%)
4. United Kingdom: $1.7 billion (8.5%)
5. Germany: $1.5 billion (7.4%)
6. Italy: $1.4 billion (7.1%)
7. Austria: $1.4 billion (7.1%)
8. United Arab Emirates: $1.3 billion (6.4%)
9. Japan: $553.4 million (2.8%)
10. Singapore: $370.1 million (1.9%)
Inorganic Chemicals Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $600.4 million. The 10 countries below imported 90.7% of that total.
1. France: $160.8 million (26.8%)
2. Taiwan: $78.9 million (13.1%)
3. Hong Kong: $71.8 million (12%)
4. Germany: $66.7 million (11.1%)
5. Singapore: $57.1 million (9.5%)
6. Italy: $38.8 million (6.5%)
7. United Kingdom: $37.4 million (6.2%)
8. Spain: $14 million (2.3%)
9. United States: $10.6 million (1.8%)
10. India: $8.5 million (1.4%)
Iron and Steel Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 90.6% of that total.
1. Germany: $533.3 million (40.2%)
2. Italy: $318.4 million (24%)
3. France: $143.3 million (10.8%)
4. Austria: $74.2 million (5.6%)
5. Netherlands: $38.1 million (2.9%)
6. United Kingdom: $29 million (2.2%)
7. United States: $19.8 million (1.5%)
8. Czech Republic: $16.3 million (1.2%)
9. Turkey: $15.9 million (1.2%)
10. Spain: $14.5 million (1.1%)
Iron or Steel Product Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $3.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 77.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $1.2 billion (36.9%)
2. Austria: $245.4 million (7.7%)
3. France: $241.9 million (7.6%)
4. United States: $217 million (6.8%)
5. Italy: $169.5 million (5.3%)
6. United Kingdom: $128.5 million (4%)
7. China: $91.1 million (2.9%)
8. Czech Republic: $75 million (2.4%)
9. Netherlands: $71.9 million (2.3%)
10. Poland: $57.6 million (1.8%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $25.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 65.3% of that total.
1. Germany: $6.2 billion (24.1%)
2. United States: $2.6 billion (10.3%)
3. China: $2 billion (7.8%)
4. France: $1.4 billion (5.4%)
5. Italy: $1.1 billion (4.4%)
6. United Kingdom: $972 million (3.8%)
7. Austria: $752.6 million (2.9%)
8. Turkey: $588.5 million (2.3%)
9. Netherlands: $584.7 million (2.3%)
10. South Korea: $552.8 million (2.2%)
Meat Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $71.9 million. The 10 countries below imported 99.4% of that total.
1. France: $37.8 million (52.6%)
2. Germany: $27.2 million (37.9%)
3. Austria: $2.6 million (3.6%)
4. Russia: $2.2 million (3%)
5. Serbia: $487,000 (0.7%)
6. Italy: $468,000 (0.7%)
7. Netherlands: $309,000 (0.4%)
8. Hungary: $273,000 (0.4%)
9. Poland: $79,000 (0.1%)
10. Hong Kong: $77,000 (0.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $16.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 76.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $3.7 billion (22.6%)
2. United States: $3.1 billion (18.9%)
3. Netherlands: $1.3 billion (7.7%)
4. France: $974.4 million (6%)
5. China: $855.8 million (5.2%)
6. Belgium: $645.6 million (4%)
7. Japan: $616.5 million (3.8%)
8. United Kingdom: $616.2 million (3.8%)
9. Italy: $505.6 million (3.1%)
10. Austria: $274.2 million (1.7%)
Oil Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $3.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 92.8% of that total.
1. Italy: $1.4 billion (40.8%)
2. Germany: $749.9 million (21.8%)
3. France: $482.6 million (14%)
4. Netherlands: $141.9 million (4.1%)
5. Austria: $109.6 million (3.2%)
6. United States: $105.9 million (3.1%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $92.3 million (2.7%)
8. Singapore: $51.2 million (1.5%)
9. Thailand: $31.4 million (0.9%)
10. Turkey: $27.6 million (0.8%)
Paper Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $1.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 82.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $466.9 million (31.4%)
2. France: $180.5 million (12.1%)
3. Italy: $179.6 million (12.1%)
4. India: $96 million (6.5%)
5. Austria: $87.7 million (5.9%)
6. United Kingdom: $50.2 million (3.4%)
7. United States: $45.3 million (3.1%)
8. Belgium: $41.9 million (2.8%)
9. Poland: $39.5 million (2.7%)
10. Spain: $38.3 million (2.6%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $3.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 65.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $647.8 million (20.5%)
2. France: $421 million (13.4%)
3. Italy: $218.8 million (6.9%)
4. United Kingdom: $179.7 million (5.7%)
5. Belgium: $115.3 million (3.7%)
6. United States: $110.2 million (3.5%)
7. Spain: $106.8 million (3.4%)
8. Poland: $102.3 million (3.2%)
9. Russia: $85 million (2.7%)
10. Turkey: $68.3 million (2.2%)
Pharmaceuticals Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $62.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 68.4% of that total.
1. United States: $11.8 billion (18.9%)
2. Germany: $7.2 billion (11.5%)
3. United Kingdom: $4.1 billion (6.5%)
4. Belgium: $3.5 billion (5.6%)
5. Italy: $3.4 billion (5.5%)
6. France: $3.4 billion (5.4%)
7. Japan: $2.5 billion (3.9%)
8. China: $2.4 billion (3.9%)
9. Canada: $2.3 billion (3.7%)
10. Spain: $2.1 billion (3.4%)
Plastics Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $5.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 78.7% of that total.
1. Germany: $2.2 billion (39.8%)
2. France: $436.2 million (7.7%)
3. Italy: $375.3 million (6.7%)
4. United States: $312.8 million (5.5%)
5. United Kingdom: $241.3 million (4.3%)
6. Austria: $236.4 million (4.2%)
7. China: $174.3 million (3.1%)
8. Spain: $147 million (2.6%)
9. Poland: $141.7 million (2.5%)
10. Netherlands: $128.7 million (2.3%)
Rubber Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $453.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 75.9% of that total.
1. Germany: $146.7 million (32.3%)
2. United States: $34.7 million (7.7%)
3. Czech Republic: $26.9 million (5.9%)
4. Italy: $26.5 million (5.8%)
5. France: $25.8 million (5.7%)
6. China: $24.6 million (5.4%)
7. Austria: $23.2 million (5.1%)
8. Netherlands: $18.7 million (4.1%)
9. United Kingdom: $9.6 million (2.1%)
10. Belgium: $7.7 million (1.7%)
Wood Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $654.1 million. The 10 countries below imported 83.2% of that total.
1. Germany: $210.7 million (32.2%)
2. Italy: $104.2 million (15.9%)
3. France: $73.1 million (11.2%)
4. Austria: $66.7 million (10.2%)
5. United Kingdom: $26.9 million (4.1%)
6. United States: $18.1 million (2.8%)
7. Spain: $16.2 million (2.5%)
8. China: $13.4 million (2%)
9. Netherlands: $7.7 million (1.2%)
10. Canada: $7.4 million (1.1%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Exports
Swiss exports for this product category were $459.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 86.8% of that total.
1. Germany: $286.8 million (62.4%)
2. France: $25.9 million (5.6%)
3. Italy: $25.5 million (5.5%)
4. United Kingdom: $16.6 million (3.6%)
5. United States: $13.9 million (3%)
6. Belgium: $9.6 million (2.1%)
7. Japan: $5.3 million (1.2%)
8. Spain: $5.2 million (1.1%)
9. Austria: $5 million (1.1%)
10. China: $4.9 million (1.1%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for Swiss exports from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
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