Switzerland Balance of Trade

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

4,277

Units In

CHF Million

4,073.74

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 17, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5,990.85 Oct 2024	-1,478.68 Aug 1989	329.98 CHF Million	1950-2025	Swiss Customs Administration

In 2019, the Swiss trade surplus widened 19 percent from the previous year to CHF 37 billion, as both imports and exports reached new records despite global trade tensions, Brexit uncertainty and Hong Kong protests. The biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the US, India, the UK, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore; and the largest deficits were recorded with the UAE, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Thailand.

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Switzerland’s trade surplus widened to CHF 4.3 billion in February 2025 from an upwardly revised CHF 4.1 billion in the previous month, marking the largest trade surplus since November 2024. Exports grew by 6.6% from the previous month to CHF 24.4 billion, primarily due to increased sales of chemical and pharmaceutical products (12%) and machinery and electronics (1.9%). Shipments increased to North America (9.1%) and Europe (6.6%). However, shipments declined to Asia (-0.5%). Meanwhile, imports rose at a faster rate of 7% to CHF 20.1 billion, mainly driven by higher purchases of costume jewelry and jewelry (25.7%) and chemical and pharmaceutical products (19.5%). Arrivals rose from Europe (7.8%), Asia (4.2%), and Central and South America (1.8%). However, arrivals dropped from North America (-5.3%) and Africa (-2.7%).