Imports as a share of GDP rose 2.80% to 0.595% in Switzerland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Switzerland reached an all time high of 0.616% in 2013 and an all time low of 0.261% in 1967. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Austria amounted to 0.553%, 0.314% in France, 0.417% in Germany and 0.303% in Italy in 2021.
Switzerland has been ranked 38th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 0.493% | 0.486% | 0.509% | 0.525% | 0.521% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.764% | 0.782% | 0.821% | 0.834% | 0.818% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.312% | 0.309% | 0.320% | 0.327% | 0.325% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.393% | 0.387% | 0.401% | 0.412% | 0.410% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.798% | 0.780% | 0.793% | 0.795% | 0.792% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.267% | 0.260% | 0.279% | 0.289% | 0.283% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.454% | 0.473% | 0.492% | 0.507% | 0.495% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 0.691% | 0.691% | 0.741% | 0.763% | 0.751% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.306% | 0.299% | 0.315% | 0.324% | 0.320% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.533% | 0.567% | 0.573% | 0.570% | 0.572% |
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