Net energy imports in Switzerland

Net imports covered 48.0% of energy use in Switzerland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Switzerland, 2024 48.0% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −3.7percentage points 2023: 51.6%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Switzerland (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 48.0% Middle value of 37 countries
Position in 2024 47th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Switzerland over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period SwitzerlandWorld
2024 48.0% –
2023 51.6% 14.6%
2022 51.7% -0.7%
2021 52.4% -0.2%
2020 50.5% -1.2%
2019 55.4% -1.1%
2018 54.0% -1.3%
2017 60.6% -0.8%
2016 60.2% -1.2%
2015 56.4% -0.9%
2014 53.9% -0.6%
2013 57.4% -0.8%
2012 57.4% -0.8%
2011 57.1% -0.6%
2010 57.5% -0.1%
2009 58.4% -0.3%
2008 58.0% 0.4%
2007 55.2% 0.7%
2006 59.9% 0.6%
2005 63.1% 0.0%
2004 58.5% -0.6%
2003 57.1% 0.1%
2002 58.5% 0.0%
2001 57.9% -0.6%
2000 56.7% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.7 percentage points from 51.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 53.9%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 47th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Switzerland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency