In December, vehicle registrations in Switzerland fell by 16.47% with respect to December of 2020. In total, 27,359 cars were registered and 272,067 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 0.94% more than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of December is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 2,836, 14.14% less than in December of 2020.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 24,523, which represents a figure of 16.73% less than in December of 2020.
Switzerland is the 34th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.
A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Swiss residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 31.13 cars per 1,000 residents, 3.13 of them in the last month, Switzerland, occupies 18th place in the ranking.
As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.
Changes in Swiss vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have declined since 2011, as 352,848 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 44.36.
Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Switzerland. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Switzerland in en Swiss economy.