Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland

Switzerland: Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity was 321,500 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
321,500
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
11th
of 37 countries
All-time high
321,500
in 2019
All-time low
304,741
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland, 2014–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2014201620192014: 304.7k2015: 308.6k2016: 312.0k2017: 315.8k2018: 316.6k2019: 321.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2019, employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland stood at 321,500. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

That places Switzerland 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020) in Switzerland, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 304,741
2015 308,631 +1.3%
2016 311,981 +1.1%
2017 315,825 +1.2%
2018 316,572 +0.2%
2019 321,500 +1.6%

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 8 Romania 464,549 compare
  2. 9 Greece 441,463 compare
  3. 10 Portugal 383,945 compare
  4. 12 Netherlands 311,095 compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 311,095 compare
  6. 14 Hungary 253,416 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland?
Employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity in Switzerland was 321,500 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 321,500 in 2019.
What is the lowest employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 304,741 in 2014.
How does Switzerland rank for employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity?
Switzerland ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
Is employer business demography by legal form and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 406 data points, 2004–2020
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