Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Switzerland

Switzerland: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 31,566 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31,566
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 34 countries
All-time high
36,508
in 2009
All-time low
31,496
in 2019
Years of data
12
2009–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Switzerland, 2009–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2009201420202009: 36.5k2010: 35.9k2011: 35.5k2012: 35.2k2013: 35.0k2014: 35.1k2015: 33.5k2016: 32.9k2017: 32.4k2018: 31.9k2019: 31.5k2020: 31.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Switzerland stood at 31,566.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Switzerland peaked at 36,508 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31,496, in 2019.

That places Switzerland 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Switzerland, 2009 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2009 36,508
2010 35,888 -1.7%
2011 35,472 -1.2%
2012 35,211 -0.7%
2013 35,024 -0.5%
2014 35,065 +0.1%
2015 33,511 -4.4%
2016 32,856 -2.0%
2017 32,448 -1.2%
2018 31,870 -1.8%
2019 31,496 -1.2%
2020 31,566 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36,508 36,508 36,508 1
2010s 33,884 31,496 35,888 10
2020s 31,566 31,566 31,566 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 21 Denmark 40,496 compare
  2. 22 Finland 39,580 compare
  3. 23 Croatia 35,393 compare
  4. 25 Serbia 29,975 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 25,787 compare
  6. 27 Latvia 25,272 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Switzerland?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Switzerland was 31,566 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 36,508 in 2009.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 31,496 in 2019.
How does Switzerland rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Switzerland ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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