Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Switzerland
Switzerland: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2.7% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Switzerland peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.
Switzerland ranks 12th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +158.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +3.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 10.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 14.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +158.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 10 India 3.3% compare
- 11 Japan 3.0% compare
- 13 Italy 2.0% compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 2.0% compare
- 14 South Korea 2.0% 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 developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Switzerland?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Switzerland was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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