Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) was 0.037 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita in Switzerland, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.037 1000 USD per person.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0796 1000 USD per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 USD per person, in 1963.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +35.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | +44.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +25.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +23.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0142 1000 USD per person | +123.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0137 1000 USD per person | +35.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0205 1000 USD per person | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 0.026 1000 USD per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0247 1000 USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0255 1000 USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0379 1000 USD per person | +48.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 1000 USD per person | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0379 1000 USD per person | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | -44.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0706 1000 USD per person | +238.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0653 1000 USD per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0608 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0508 1000 USD per person | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.06 1000 USD per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0741 1000 USD per person | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.064 1000 USD per person | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0592 1000 USD per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0589 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0646 1000 USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0617 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0631 1000 USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.064 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0763 1000 USD per person | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0746 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0772 1000 USD per person | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0733 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0796 1000 USD per person | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.072 1000 USD per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.07 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0748 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0643 1000 USD per person | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0615 1000 USD per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0584 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0465 1000 USD per person | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0428 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0454 1000 USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0405 1000 USD per person | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 1000 USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0398 1000 USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0378 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 1000 USD per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.037 1000 USD per person | -10.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.037 1000 USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0125 1000 USD per person, 3.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.037 1000 USD per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0178 1000 USD per person, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +238.0% | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | 0.0706 1000 USD per person |
| 1974 | +123.3% | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | 0.0142 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | 0.0246 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | 0.0507 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0628 1000 USD per person | 0.0508 1000 USD per person | 0.0741 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0711 1000 USD per person | 0.0617 1000 USD per person | 0.0796 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0548 1000 USD per person | 0.0405 1000 USD per person | 0.0748 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0397 1000 USD per person | 0.037 1000 USD per person | 0.0425 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Switzerland?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in Switzerland was 0.037 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0796 1000 USD per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 USD per person in 1963.
- How does Switzerland rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.