Industry Breakdown of Companies in Switzerland
This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Switzerland
The number of companies in Switzerland is 553,403, which represents 1.21% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.
Switzerland 553,403 (1.2%)
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
TOP Industries in Switzerland
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Switzerland is Services with 244,547 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Retail Trade with 107,447 and 47,446 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in Switzerland 553,403 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 244,547 44.2% | 244,547 | 44.2% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 107,447 19.4% | 107,447 | 19.4% | ||
| Retail Trade 47,446 8.6% | 47,446 | 8.6% | ||
| Construction 44,713 8.1% | 44,713 | 8.1% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 39,015 7.1% | 39,015 | 7.1% | ||
| Manufacturing 34,662 6.3% | 34,662 | 6.3% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 18,563 3.4% | 18,563 | 3.4% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 8,390 1.5% | 8,390 | 1.5% | ||
| Public Sector 6,017 1.1% | 6,017 | 1.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 2,204 0.4% | 2,204 | 0.4% | ||
| Mining 399 0.1% | 399 | 0.1% |
Breakdown of Companies in Switzerland by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Switzerland are Management consulting services (5.38%), Subdivider/developer (4.67%) and Misc business credit institutions (4.2%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in Switzerland by SIC Code 553,403 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Switzerland
Companies registered in Switzerland generate € 2,985,294,174,848 in sales per annum, which represents 3.86% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is Glencore International AG with € 193.4B followed by Nestlé S.A. and Procter & Gamble International Operations SA with € 86.64B and € 72.23B in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Switzerland 553,403 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glencore International AG € 193.4B 6.48% | € 193.4B | 6.48% | |
| 2. | Nestlé S.A. € 86.64B 2.9% | € 86.64B | 2.9% | |
| 3. | Procter & Gamble International Operations SA € 72.23B 2.42% | € 72.23B | 2.42% | |
| 4. | Zurich Insurance Group AG € 67.52B 2.26% | € 67.52B | 2.26% | |
| 5. | Novartis AG € 48.99B 1.64% | € 48.99B | 1.64% | |
| 6. | Swiss Re AG € 46.50B 1.56% | € 46.50B | 1.56% | |
| 7. | Gunvor SA € 44.60B 1.49% | € 44.60B | 1.49% | |
| 8. | UBS Group AG € 33.73B 1.13% | € 33.73B | 1.13% | |
| 9. | Kühne Holding AG € 32.63B 1.09% | € 32.63B | 1.09% | |
| 10. | Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft € 31.71B 1.06% | € 31.71B | 1.06% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Switzerland
Companies registered in Switzerland have 14,268,486 employees, which represents 3.67% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Nestlé S.A. with 276,000 people followed by MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA and ABB Ltd with 150,000 and 104,400 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Switzerland 553,403 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nestlé S.A. 276,000 1.93% | 276,000 | 1.93% | |
| 2. | MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HOLDING SA 150,000 1.05% | 150,000 | 1.05% | |
| 3. | ABB Ltd 104,400 0.73% | 104,400 | 0.73% | |
| 4. | Novartis AG 104,323 0.73% | 104,323 | 0.73% | |
| 5. | Roche Holding AG 100,920 0.71% | 100,920 | 0.71% | |
| 6. | Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund 97,541 0.68% | 97,541 | 0.68% | |
| 7. | SGS SA 96,216 0.67% | 96,216 | 0.67% | |
| 8. | Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft 95,420 0.67% | 95,420 | 0.67% | |
| 9. | Radiologie Luzern AG 89,140 0.62% | 89,140 | 0.62% | |
| 10. | Kühne Holding AG 78,087 0.55% | 78,087 | 0.55% |
