Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
127
Highest
461,784 t
Germany
Lowest
1 t
Uzbekistan
Median
84 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
2,165

What the numbers show

Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 461,784 t in Germany; the lowest is 1 t in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 84 t, and the mean is 5,767 t.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 70,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 99.8%).

Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 461,784 t 2018 down 40.0% falling
1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 366 t 2018 down 29.6% volatile
2 Poland 57,165 t 2018 up 265.5% volatile
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50 t 2014 up 316.7% volatile
3 Italy 52,016 t 2018 up 8.9% volatile
3 Viet Nam 40 t 2018 up 81.8% volatile
4 Czechia 44,010 t 2018 up 191.1% volatile
4 Syrian Arab Republic 28 t 2011 down 98.2% volatile
5 France 22,429 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
5 United Republic of Tanzania 22 t 2018 up 2,100.0% volatile
6 Spain 22,261 t 2018 up 24.9% volatile
6 Republic of Moldova 7 t 2018 down 73.1% volatile
7 Austria 12,745 t 2018 down 79.9% volatile
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 t 2018 — volatile
8 Croatia 11,290 t 2018 up 192.0% volatile
8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 t 2014 down 99.8% volatile
9 China 7,356 t 2018 up 37.5% volatile
10 Greece 6,938 t 2018 up 233.6% volatile
11 Slovakia 3,798 t 2018 up 96.5% volatile
12 Serbia and Montenegro 2,194 t 2005 up 545.3% volatile
13 India 2,039 t 2018 down 20.5% volatile
14 Australia 1,709 t 2018 down 40.7% volatile
15 T�rkiye 1,631 t 2018 down 67.2% volatile
16 Norway 1,566 t 2018 down 81.5% volatile
17 Mexico 1,511 t 2018 up 132.5% volatile
18 Brazil 1,303 t 2018 down 75.5% volatile
19 Ghana 1,301 t 2018 up 1,255.2% volatile
20 Israel 1,155 t 2018 down 79.2% volatile
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,077 t 2018 down 89.0% volatile
22 Colombia 1,041 t 2018 up 89.3% volatile
23 Indonesia 941 t 2018 up 323.9% volatile
24 Russian Federation 794 t 2018 down 77.1% volatile
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 727 t 2018 down 77.1% volatile
26 El Salvador 704 t 2018 up 70,300.0% volatile
27 Argentina 581 t 2018 up 492.9% volatile
28 Saudi Arabia 503 t 2018 down 33.7% volatile
29 Malaysia 494 t 2018 up 252.9% volatile
30 Senegal 493 t 2018 up 1,308.6% volatile
31 United Arab Emirates 489 t 2018 down 43.4% volatile
32 Sweden 442 t 2018 down 69.5% volatile
33 Sudan (former) 436 t 2010 up 10,800.0% volatile
33 Republic of Korea 436 t 2018 down 11.2% volatile
35 Nigeria 425 t 2018 up 248.4% volatile
36 Morocco 395 t 2018 down 21.6% volatile
37 Portugal 376 t 2018 down 84.2% volatile
38 Slovenia 328 t 2018 up 36.7% volatile
39 Kuwait 322 t 2018 down 48.0% volatile
40 Honduras 290 t 2018 up 1,218.2% volatile
41 Thailand 287 t 2018 down 65.4% volatile
42 Ukraine 249 t 2018 down 68.0% volatile
43 Singapore 241 t 2018 down 60.6% volatile
44 Pakistan 240 t 2018 down 57.7% falling
45 Chile 234 t 2018 up 397.9% volatile
46 South Africa 211 t 2018 down 96.2% volatile
47 Cyprus 185 t 2018 up 585.2% volatile
48 Finland 162 t 2018 down 83.1% volatile
49 Peru 159 t 2018 up 194.4% volatile
50 Canada 145 t 2018 down 96.0% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 143 t 2007 up 41.6% volatile
52 Belgium 137 t 2018 down 67.6% volatile
53 Hungary 133 t 2018 down 84.6% volatile
54 Luxembourg 125 t 2015 up 3,025.0% volatile
55 Philippines 120 t 2018 up 224.3% volatile
56 Benin 112 t 2009 up 2.8% volatile
57 Belarus 106 t 2018 up 12.8% volatile
58 Bangladesh 95 t 2018 down 75.9% volatile
58 Bulgaria 95 t 2018 down 92.5% volatile
60 Egypt 93 t 2018 down 92.3% volatile
61 Cuba 89 t 2005 up 709.1% rising
61 New Zealand 89 t 2018 down 96.7% volatile
63 Lebanon 84 t 2018 down 80.5% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 73 t 2017 down 21.5% volatile
65 Japan 72 t 2018 down 92.4% volatile
66 Nicaragua 59 t 2018 down 32.2% volatile
67 Ireland 56 t 2018 down 97.3% volatile
67 Kenya 56 t 2018 up 133.3% volatile
69 Kazakhstan 48 t 2018 down 48.4% volatile
70 Lithuania 45 t 2018 down 45.8% volatile
71 Barbados 37 t 2011 up 3,600.0% volatile
72 Denmark 27 t 2018 down 78.2% volatile
72 Jamaica 27 t 2017 down 25.0% volatile
72 Romania 27 t 2018 down 99.4% volatile
75 Azerbaijan 26 t 2018 down 92.0% volatile
76 Armenia 25 t 2016 down 85.5% volatile
76 Mali 25 t 2010 unchanged volatile
76 Yemen 25 t 2005 down 90.0% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 24 t 2018 down 95.1% volatile
80 Mozambique 22 t 2016 down 12.0% volatile
81 Costa Rica 21 t 2017 down 54.3% volatile
81 Paraguay 21 t 2017 down 95.6% volatile
83 Tunisia 17 t 2018 down 83.8% volatile
84 Congo 14 t 2017 down 6.7% volatile
84 Georgia 14 t 2018 down 65.0% volatile
84 Togo 14 t 2009 down 48.1% volatile
87 Libya 13 t 2007 down 86.9% volatile
87 Malta 13 t 2018 up 160.0% volatile
89 Zimbabwe 11 t 2011 up 1,000.0% volatile
90 Jordan 9 t 2018 down 59.1% volatile
91 Estonia 8 t 2018 down 80.0% volatile
91 Iceland 8 t 2018 down 78.4% volatile
93 Guatemala 6 t 2017 down 83.3% volatile
94 Afghanistan 5 t 2017 down 92.9% volatile
94 Albania 5 t 2018 down 80.0% volatile
94 Kyrgyzstan 5 t 2010 up 66.7% volatile
94 Madagascar 5 t 2018 up 400.0% volatile
94 Mauritius 5 t 2018 down 44.4% volatile
94 C�te d'Ivoire 5 t 2018 down 75.0% volatile
100 Bahrain 4 t 2016 down 96.0% volatile
100 Ecuador 4 t 2018 up 300.0% volatile
100 Latvia 4 t 2018 down 94.8% volatile
103 Cameroon 3 t 2018 down 92.7% volatile
103 Guinea 3 t 2009 up 50.0% volatile
103 Oman 3 t 2018 down 99.3% volatile
103 Panama 3 t 2014 down 97.4% volatile
103 Uganda 3 t 2018 down 40.0% volatile
108 Angola 2 t 2018 down 86.7% volatile
108 Myanmar 2 t 2018 — volatile
108 Niger 2 t 2016 down 85.7% volatile
108 Qatar 2 t 2018 down 84.6% volatile
108 Uruguay 2 t 2018 unchanged volatile
108 Brunei Darussalam 2 t 2003 up 100.0% rising
114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 t 2018 down 98.3% volatile
114 Algeria 1 t 2018 down 96.6% volatile
114 Ethiopia 1 t 2017 unchanged volatile
114 New Caledonia 1 t 2010 unchanged volatile
114 Nepal 1 t 2006 down 66.7% volatile
114 Uzbekistan 1 t 2018 down 66.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Switzerland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
128 places, 2,165 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/