Exports from Switzerland dropped 4.5% month-on-month to CHF 22.5 billion in December 2025, primarily due to lower sales of chemical and pharmaceutical products, which fell 10.7%. Exports to the US declined 22.4%, reversing a 7.6% gain in November. However, US-bound exports for 2025 still rose 3.9% to hit a record CHF 54.7 billion, despite President Donald Trump’s 39% tariff, which was the highest among advanced economies. source: Federal Customs Administration

Exports in Switzerland decreased to 22499 CHF million in December from 23549 CHF million in November of 2025. Exports in Switzerland averaged 7825.44 CHF million from 1950 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 27348.10 CHF million in March of 2025 and a record low of 245.90 CHF million in January of 1950. This page provides the latest reported value for - Switzerland Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Switzerland Exports - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.

Exports in Switzerland decreased to 22499 CHF million in December from 23549 CHF million in November of 2025. Exports in Switzerland is expected to be 27000.00 CHF million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland Exports is projected to trend around 28400.00 CHF million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 3036.00 3897.00 CHF Million Dec 2025
Exports 22499.00 23549.00 CHF million Dec 2025
Imports 19463.00 19652.00 CHF million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 94.86 94.40 points Dec 2025


Switzerland Exports
Swiss exports mostly pharmaceutical products (26 percent of total exports); natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin (25 percent); nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (7 percent); organic chemicals (7 percent); clocks and watches and parts thereof (7 percent); optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (6 percent); electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (4 percent); and plastics and articles thereof (2 percent). Germany was the largest destination of Swiss shipments (15 percent of total exports), followed by the US (14 percent), the UK (9 percent), China (7 percent), France and India (6 percent each), Italy (5 percent), Hong Kong, Japan and Spain (3 percent each), Austria, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium (2 percent each).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
22499.00 23549.00 27348.10 245.90 1950 - 2025 CHF million Monthly
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