Report on Company Foundations December 2021: Solid foundation figures towards end of year
In December 2021, a total of 4948 companies were founded in Switzerland. While the number of startups increased significantly by 17.67% compared to the previous month, the number of company formations decreased slightly by 2.39% in comparison with the previous year.
Once again, the number of newly founded companies rose notably towards the end of the year.
Foundation record just missed
A total of 4948 startups were founded in December 2021. Compared to November 2021, the number of startups (+743 startups or +17.67%) increased significantly. In contrast, the number of newly founded companies decreased by (-121 or -2.39%) startups compared to December 2020. A look at the individual language regions shows a similar picture. In comparison with the previous month, the number of startups rose in German-speaking Switzerland (+556 startups or +19.54%), in French-speaking Switzerland (+134 startups or +11.56%) as well as in Ticino (+53 startups or +26.50%). While Ticino (+47 startups or +22.82%) has also managed to improve compared to the previous year, German-speaking Switzerland (-99 startups or -2.83%) and French-speaking Switzerland (-69 startups or -5.07) have recorded slight losses.
Massive increases compared to November 2021
In comparison with the previous month, the number of startups has increased in all the cantons with strong foundation rates Aargau (+46 startups or +19.09%), Berne (+98 startups or +29.97%), Geneva (+58 startups or +18.41%), Lucerne (+39 startups or 19.02%), St. Gallen (+137 startups or 67.16%), Ticino (+53 startups or +26.50%), Vaud (+15 startups or +3.49%), Zug (+75 startups or 25.60%) and Zurich (+54 startups or +7.14%). The proportionally strongest rise was recorded in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden (+13 startups or +216.67%). The number of newly founded companies decreased only in the cantons of Glarus (-7 startups or -30.43%), Obwalden (-2 startups or -7.69%), Solothurn (-5 startups or -4.20%) as well as Uri (-7 startups or -43.75%).
Hardly any rises in comparison with December 2020
Compared to the previous year, the number of startups in the cantons with usually high foundation rates of Aargau (-8 startups or -2.71%), Berne (-27 startups or -5.97%), Geneva (-14 startups or -3.62%) and Zurich (-86 startups or -9.60%) declined. On the other hand, the number of newly founded companies rose in the cantons of Lucerne (+39 startups or +19.02%), St.Gallen (+45 startups or +15.20%), Ticino (+47 startups or 22.82%), Vaud (+17 startups or +3.97%) as well as Zug (+68 startups or +22.67%). The relatively strongest decrease was recorded in the canton of Uri (-14 startups or -60.87%).
| Change compared to the previous month (absolute) | Change compared to the previous year (absolute) | Change compared to the previous month (relative) | Change compared to the previous year (relative) | |
| AG | 46 | -8 | 19.09% | -2.71% |
| AI | 13 | 4 | 216.67% | 26.67% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | 3.33% | 0.00% |
| BE | 98 | -27 | 29.97% | -5.97% |
| BL | 13 | -34 | 14.94% | -25.37% |
| BS | 11 | 19 | 8.87% | 16.38% |
| FR | 29 | -10 | 23.77% | -6.21% |
| GE | 58 | -14 | 18.41% | -3.62% |
| GL | -7 | -14 | -30.43% | -46.67% |
| GR | 48 | -16 | 62.34% | -11.35% |
| JU | 6 | -5 | 20.00% | -12.20% |
| LU | 39 | 9 | 19.02% | 3.83% |
| NE | 22 | -2 | 33.33% | -2.22% |
| NW | 18 | 10 | 72.00% | 30.30% |
| OW | -2 | -6 | -7.69% | -20.00% |
| SG | 137 | 45 | 67.16% | 15.20% |
| SH | 1 | 5 | 2.94% | 16.67% |
| SO | -5 | -2 | -4.20% | -1.72% |
| SZ | 15 | -19 | 11.45% | -11.52% |
| TG | 8 | -33 | 6.56% | -20.25% |
| TI | 53 | 47 | 26.50% | 22.82% |
| UR | -7 | -14 | -43.75% | -60.87% |
| VD | 15 | 17 | 3.49% | 3.97% |
| VS | 4 | -55 | 2.04% | -21.57% |
| ZG | 75 | 68 | 25.60% | 22.67% |
| ZH | 54 | -86 | 7.14% | -9.60% |
| CH | 743 | -121 | 17.67% | -2.39% |
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