Container port traffic in Switzerland
Switzerland: Container port traffic was 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Switzerland, 2007–2020
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Switzerland peaked at 121,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78,285 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 117th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 104,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2008 | 92,464 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 78,285 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 99,048 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 93,371 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 102,240 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 104,945 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 104,482 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 102,916 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 114,498 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 119,231 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 119,133 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 121,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 11% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,705 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 78,285 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 104,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3 |
| 2010s | 108,123 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 93,371 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 121,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 114 Seychelles 154,423 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 115 Fiji 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 128,036 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 118 New Caledonia 107,834 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 119 Maldives 107,728 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 120 Suriname 105,949 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Switzerland?
- Container port traffic in Switzerland was 114,075 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2020, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 121,366 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2019.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,285 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for container port traffic?
- Switzerland ranks 117th out of 167 countries with data for 2020.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.