Establishing a company also involves running the risk of failure. After a few years, some entrepreneurs are forced to shut down.
According to the FSO Business demography statistics, the average survival rate of new businesses founded in Switzerland in 2022 is 84% after a year of existence.
The survival chances at one year are slightly higher in the secondary sector, at 84.8%, compared to 83.9% in the tertiary sector. After two years of existence, businesses in the tertiary sector show a survival rate of 71.8%, compared to 73.4% for the secondary sector (2021 cohort). After three years of existence, the trend remains similar, at 63.9% in the tertiary sector and 63.8% in the secondary sector (2020 cohort). After five years of existence, these figures increase to 50.5% in the tertiary sector and 52.3% in the secondary sector (2018 cohort).
