Starting a business - Score in Switzerland
Switzerland: Starting a business - Score was 88.44 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Switzerland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Switzerland stood at 88.44.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Switzerland peaked at 88.44 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85.6, in 2003.
That places Switzerland 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 85.6 | — |
| 2004 | 86.1 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 86.14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.99 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.08 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.23 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 86.31 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 86.26 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.27 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.32 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.38 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 88.44 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.39 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.38 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.44 | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 88.44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 88.44 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.35 | 85.6 | 87.08 | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.57 | 86.26 | 88.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 79 North Macedonia 88.62 compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 88.58 compare
- 81 Madagascar 88.46 compare
- 83 Kuwait 88.4 compare
- 84 Marshall Islands 88.36 compare
- 85 Lesotho 88.24 compare
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 60,947 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Switzerland?
- Starting a business - score in Switzerland was 88.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.44 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6 in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for starting a business - score?
- Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.