# Top Watch cases: of base metal, whether or not gold-plated or silver-plated trade corridors

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Compare reported Watch cases: of base metal, whether or not... trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/911120/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **China -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein**, with $139.2M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 325.9% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | China -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $139.2M | -6.4% | 65.5% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 2 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $62.0M | +28.9% | 29.2% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 3 | China -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $48.7M | +73.9% | 83.4% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 4 | China -> China | $35.7M | +0.2% | 89.4% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 5 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> Thailand | $28.4M | -4.3% | 58.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 6 | China -> Japan | $20.1M | -0% | 68.5% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 7 | China -> Thailand | $18.3M | +43% | 37.5% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Brazil | $10.7M | +1.9% | 60.6% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 9 | China -> India | $8.3M | +121.9% | 78% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | China -> Philippines | $8.1M | +116% | 49.4% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $8.1M | +18.8% | 13.9% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Philippines | $7.9M | -12.2% | 48.3% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 13 | Thailand -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $7.1M | -14.3% | 3.3% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 14 | China -> Brazil | $6.5M | +2.1% | 36.6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Japan | $6.1M | +18.5% | 20.7% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 16 | China -> Germany | $6.0M | +5.6% | 54.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 17 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> Germany | $3.3M | +42.5% | 29.7% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 18 | Thailand -> Japan | $2.6M | +408.9% | 9% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> China | $2.4M | -19.5% | 6.1% | FTA reported | Slowing |
| 20 | China, Macao SAR -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $2.3M | +42.9% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 21 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> India | $2.3M | -22.2% | 21.3% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 22 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Germany | $1.5M | -11.5% | 13.9% | No FTA reported | Slowing |
| 23 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> China | $1.4M | +11.4% | 3.4% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 24 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Thailand | $1.3M | -43.9% | 2.6% | FTA reported | Slowing |
| 25 | Italy -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.1M | -4% | 0.5% | FTA reported | Slowing |

## Growth leaders

- **Thailand -> Japan**: +408.9% 3-year CAGR, $2.6M latest value.
- **Saudi Arabia -> Germany**: +380.7% 3-year CAGR, $293.8K latest value.
- **Malaysia -> China**: +351.7% 3-year CAGR, $74.4K latest value.
- **China, Macao SAR -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region**: +345.4% 3-year CAGR, $21.4K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $308.4M across 31 corridors; average growth +48.6%.
- No FTA reported: $139.0M across 45 corridors; average growth +29.9%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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