Trade: Switzerland to Japan
Swiss exports to Japan (2016)
Total Swiss exports to Japan increased 13.9% in 2016 from the previous year to CHF 7,511 Mio.
Product groups / Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Total trade (Total 2) |
6'730 |
7'058 |
7'147 |
6'735 |
6'658 |
7'171 |
6'425 |
6'394 |
6'592 |
7'511 |
01 – Forestry, agricultural and fisheries |
78 |
125 |
263 |
241 |
294 |
286 |
281 |
344 |
340 |
320 |
02 - Energy source |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
03 - Textiles, clothing, shoes |
171 |
188 |
178 |
85 |
72 |
64 |
55 |
51 |
58 |
62 |
04 - Printing industry |
19 |
21 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
05 - Leather, rubber, plastics |
152 |
122 |
78 |
86 |
65 |
60 |
67 |
59 |
62 |
68 |
06 - Chemical and pharma |
2'742 |
2'998 |
4'197 |
3'693 |
3'318 |
3'617 |
2'939 |
2'788 |
2'809 |
3'566 |
07 - Stones and earth |
13 |
13 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
08 - Metals |
175 |
172 |
106 |
185 |
193 |
149 |
136 |
144 |
136 |
167 |
09 - Machines, appliances, electronics |
778 |
707 |
504 |
564 |
612 |
593 |
570 |
532 |
549 |
535 |
10 - Vehicles |
13 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
25 |
10 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
11 - Instruments, watches and jewellery |
1'972 |
1'898 |
1'440 |
1'517 |
1'798 |
2'018 |
1'962 |
2'230 |
2'373 |
2'502 |
12 - Various goods |
49 |
35 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
13 - Precious metals and gemstones |
550 |
765 |
321 |
291 |
249 |
306 |
357 |
196 |
202 |
225 |
14 - Works of art and antiques |
14 |
5 |
3 |
18 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
19 |
13 |
In CHF Mio.
Main groups of products exported by Switzerland to Japan are chemicals (47% of total exports), instruments, watches and jewelry products (33%), machines, appliances, electronics (7%) and forestry, fishery and agriculture products (4%).
From 2015 to 2016, Swiss exports to Japan increased by 13.9% mostly because of the strong increase of chemical and pharmaceutical exports (+27%). This category of goods only represents almsot half of the exports. Precision instruments watches and jewellery also increased (+5.4%), whereas exports of forestry, fishery and agriculture products declined (-5.8) as well as machines, appliances and electronics (-2.6%).
2.5% of total Swiss exports were sent to Japan in 2016. Japan is the fourth largest destination of Swiss exports in Asia (after China, Hong Kong and India).
Source: Swiss Federal Customs Administration