Exports from Switzerland dropped 17.2% month-on-month to a four-month low of CHF 23.1 billion in August 2026, weighed down by lower shipments of chemical and pharmaceutical products (-32.2%) and watches (-7.2%). Exports to North America slumped 31%, led by a 31.2% drop in shipments to the US. Shipments to Asia (-18.9%) and Europe (-9.1%) also declined. source: Federal Customs Administration

Exports in Switzerland decreased to 23050 CHF million in August from 27837 CHF million in July of 2026. Exports in Switzerland averaged 7975.93 CHF million from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 28504.40 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 September of 2026.

Exports in Switzerland decreased to 23050 CHF million in August from 27837 CHF million in July of 2026. Exports in Switzerland is expected to be 23500.00 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 25400.00 CHF million in 2027 and 26200.00 CHF million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 5606.00 8094.00 CHF Million Aug 2026
Exports 23050.00 27837.00 CHF million Aug 2026
Imports 17444.00 19744.00 CHF million Aug 2026
Terms of Trade 96.80 98.10 points Aug 2026


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
23050.00 27837.00 28504.40 245.90 1950 - 2026 CHF million Monthly
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