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Switzerland is a crucial market for UK goods and services. Bilateral trade between the UK and Switzerland is worth over 拢31.7 billion a year. 皇冠体育app business links between Switzerland and the UK are extremely strong, with more than 150 flights per day linking the UK with Switzerland. Around 41,000 British nationals live in Switzerland, and hundreds of thousands of British tourists visit each year.

Switzerland is the UK鈥檚 7th largest export market, its 3rd largest non-EU market, our 8th largest foreign direct investor and the 10th top destination for UK outward direct investment (according to the most recent trade figures).

皇冠体育app benefits for UK businesses exporting to Switzerland are manifold. Switzerland鈥檚 purchasing power is amongst the world鈥檚 highest and it offers a stable, predictable and reliable business, legal and regulatory environment.

Switzerland is the 鈥� now for 8 consecutive years 鈥� with high spend on research and development (R&D) and technology. 皇冠体育appy are among our most important science and innovation partners, and we share a number of foreign policy priorities.

Switzerland was again the world鈥檚 most competitive economy according to the World Economic Forum鈥檚 Global Competitiveness Index 2017-2018 and ranks No. 2 in the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index.

皇冠体育app Swiss economy is largely based on a highly developed service sector (74% of GDP), which mostly focuses on financial services (10%), as well as a manufacturing industry (26%) specialising in high-tech, knowledge-based production. 皇冠体育app Department for International Trade collaborates closely with .

皇冠体育app Swiss economy has performed well since the global financial crisis, growing by an average 1.7% between 2010 and 2016, with 2018 projected growth at 2.4%. Swiss core inflation remains low (0.8%), as does its unemployment rate (2.9% in March 2018).