Switzerland Balance of Trade

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

5,300.46

Units In

CHF Million

4,311.02

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 27, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 6 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5,990.85 Oct 2024	-1,478.68 Aug 1989	335.53 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 5.3 billion in March 2025 from CHF 4.3 billion in the previous month. This marked the largest trade surplus since October 2024, as exports rose more than imports. Exports increased by 12.6% from a month earlier to CHF 27.6 billion, mainly driven by higher sales of chemical and pharmaceutical products (22.6%). Among trading partners, exports rose the most to the U.S. (84.8%), Australia (30.6%), Mexico (14.3%), and Russia (13.8%). Meanwhile, imports grew by 10.4% to CHF 22.3 billion, primarily due to increased purchases of chemical and pharmaceutical products (29.4%) and paper and graphic products (12.4%). Imports came largely from Slovenia (73.5%), South Africa (54.8%), Spain (16.9%), and Italy (14.3%).