Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) was 22,165 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
22,165
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
23rd
of 34 countries
All-time high
22,165
in 2020
All-time low
19,905
in 2011
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) in Switzerland, 2009–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2009201420202009: 20.3k2010: 20.0k2011: 19.9k2012: 20.1k2013: 21.1k2014: 21.7k2015: 21.6k2016: 21.4k2017: 21.4k2018: 21.3k2019: 21.8k2020: 22.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 22,165 for construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) in Switzerland peaked at 22,165 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,905, in 2011.

That places Switzerland 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) (2005-2020) in Switzerland, 2009 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2009 20,290
2010 20,033 -1.3%
2011 19,905 -0.6%
2012 20,078 +0.9%
2013 21,065 +4.9%
2014 21,661 +2.8%
2015 21,576 -0.4%
2016 21,364 -1.0%
2017 21,425 +0.3%
2018 21,342 -0.4%
2019 21,788 +2.1%
2020 22,165 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,290 20,290 20,290 1
2010s 21,024 19,905 21,788 10
2020s 22,165 22,165 22,165 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 20 Denmark 34,755 compare
  2. 21 Lithuania 33,264 compare
  3. 22 Croatia 24,044 compare
  4. 24 Bulgaria 21,297 compare
  5. 25 Slovenia 20,164 compare
  6. 26 Estonia 12,958 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) in Switzerland?
Construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) in Switzerland was 22,165 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 22,165 in 2020.
What is the lowest construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 19,905 in 2011.
How does Switzerland rank for construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f)?
Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is construction by employment size class (nace rev. 2, f) rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 517 data points, 2005–2020
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