Switzerland - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Switzerland was 8.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 12.33 in 2018, while its lowest value was -2.06 in 1980.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 -2.06
1981 0.70
1982 0.69
1983 -0.89
1984 2.94
1985 2.70
1986 0.95
1987 1.45
1988 1.43
1989 1.41
1990 0.42
1991 1.60
1992 2.76
1993 4.10
1994 4.15
1995 3.98
1996 3.51
1997 4.79
1998 4.10
1999 4.20
2000 5.46
2001 4.97
2002 6.10
2003 5.97
2004 8.20
2005 6.65
2006 8.10
2007 10.94
2008 10.60
2009 7.52
2010 10.91
2011 8.70
2012 10.74
2013 11.87
2014 11.33
2015 11.67
2016 11.62
2017 10.89
2018 12.33
2019 11.85
2020 8.79

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts