Sustainability and High-tech Exports

has a comparably low share of green technologies in percent of all patents and the share has been declining. Of the top innovators, has a clear focus on environment-related technologies and its importance has grown over time.

Exports of high technology products as a share of total products exports

has very high share of high-tech exports. The pharmaceuticals industry is likely the most important factor for Switzerland's top position, next to the other sub-sectors ("computer, electronic and optical products" and "air and spacecraft and related machinery").

Exports of medium and high technology products as a share of total products exports

Interestingly enough, if we widen the scope to medium and high-tech exports, fares not nearly as well, compared to countries such as or . Additionally, there has been a steady decline since 2019.

Medium-tech exports are – among others – chemical products, machinery, medical and dental instruments, etc.

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