Statistics on commodity traders Commodity trading generated CHF 19.2 billion in value added in 2024

Commodity trading generated CHF 19.2 billion in value added in 2024

18.11.2025 - In 2024, companies involved in commodity trading generated estimated value added of CHF 19.2 billion, accounting for 2.3% of Switzerland's total value added - a figure comparable to its gross domestic product (GDP). The cantons of Geneva and Zug are the main regional centres for this activity. These are some of the results from the new monetary statistics on commodity traders published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Observation period
2024
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2025-0772-e
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
18.11.2025
Topic:
Industry and services

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