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NOGA 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
84Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Administration publique et défense; sécurité sociale obligatoire |
| Deutsch (de) | Öffentliche Verwaltung, Verteidigung; Sozialversicherung |
| Italiano (it) | Amministrazione pubblica e difesa; assicurazione sociale obbligatoria |
| English (en) | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 84 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 3 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 84 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 84 | 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 93 | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 84 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 93 | Activités sportives et activités récréatives et de loisirs | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 84 | 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 84 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 84 | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 84 | Administration publique et défense; sécurité sociale obligatoire | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 84, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | division | Education |
| 82 | division | Office administrative, office support and other business support activities |
| 86 | division | Human health activities |
| 81 | division | Services to buildings and landscape activities |
| 87 | division | Residential care activities |
| 80 | division | Investigation and security activities |
| 88 | division | Social work activities without accommodation |
| 79 | division | Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 84.
A company whose main activity falls under "Public administration and defence; compulsory social security" is classified under NOGA code 84.
This category covers all companies whose main economic activity matches this description, whatever their size: sole traders, SMEs, large companies, branches and Swiss establishments.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 84 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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