Switzerland
EFTA · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EFTA | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 44.4 | 35 | 47.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 63.8 | 14 | 62.0 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 37.7 | 33 | 28.0 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 77.2 | 3 | 67.0 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 19.5 | 44 | 24.1 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 48.5 | 34 | 45.7 | 66.2 | 39 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 none found; Federal Council opposed Po. 18.4073, Po. 20.3499, Po. 20.3559, Po. 20.4302 · source | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 none; SE questions handled ad hoc by the Federal Council (EAER) · source | 0/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Federal Act on Public Procurement (BöB/PPA) of 21 June 2019, Art. 29(2) · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 none · source | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 none; Mo. 21.3891 (Gugger) for an SE legal framework rejected by the Council of States, March 2024 · source | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 APRÈS-GE (Geneva social and solidarity economy network), City of Geneva ESS support; private intermediaries · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 none | 0/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 none found · source | 0/2 |
Policy composite 12.5 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). Switzerland has no SE law, definition, strategy, dedicated funding or responsible body; the Federal Council and Council of States (2024) rejected an SE legal framework, leaving SEs to general legal forms, local ESS networks and procurement social criteria.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Switzerland: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/switzerland/