Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ in Switzerland

Switzerland: Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ was 0.8866 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8866
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
40th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 2009
All-time low
0.5661
in 1999
Years of data
26
1991–2016

Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ in Switzerland, 1991–2016

00.250.50.7511991200320161991: 0.6691992: 0.6991993: 0.8091994: 0.7621995: 0.6561996: 0.641997: 0.6091998: 0.5731999: 0.5662000: 0.5892001: 0.6752002: 0.7362003: 0.7612004: 0.7662005: 0.8262006: 0.9562007: 0.8762008: 0.9192009: 1.12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 0.8732014: 0.822015: 0.8362016: 0.887

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in Switzerland is 0.8866, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in Switzerland peaked at 1.08 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5661, in 1999.

Switzerland ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6648 0.5661 0.8094 9
2000s 0.8185 0.5887 1.08 10
2010s 0.9187 0.8199 1.01 7

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 37 Austria 0.9016 compare
  2. 38 Hungary 0.9002 compare
  3. 39 Vietnam 0.8984 compare
  4. 41 United Kingdom 0.8801 compare
  5. 42 Ireland 0.876 compare
  6. 43 Slovakia 0.8759 compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in Switzerland?
Imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ in Switzerland was 0.8866 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2009.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5661 in 1999.
How does Switzerland rank for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
Switzerland ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2016.
Is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,400 data points, 1991–2025
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The price index of Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.