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NOGA 84.2 Provision of services to the community as a whole
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).
842Multilingual 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) | Services de prérogative publique |
| Deutsch (de) | Auswärtige Angelegenheiten, Verteidigung, Rechtspflege/Justiz, öffentliche Sicherheit und Ordnung |
| Italiano (it) | Erogazione di servizi collettivi |
| English (en) | Provision of services to the community as a whole |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 84.2 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 5 more specific sub-levels.
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 84.2 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 84.2 | 84.2 Provision of services to the community as a whole | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 93.2 | Amusement and recreation activities | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 842 | Provision of services to the community as a whole | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 93.2 | Activités récréatives et de loisirs | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 84.2 | 84.2 Provision of services to the community as a whole | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 84.2 | Provision of services to the community as a whole | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 842 | Provision of services to the community as a whole | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 84.2 | Services de prérogative publique | 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 84.2, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 84.1 | group | Administration of the State and the economic, social and environmental policies of the community |
| 84.3 | group | Compulsory social security activities |
| 85.1 | group | Pre-primary education |
| 85.2 | group | Primary education |
| 85.3 | group | Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education |
| 85.4 | group | Tertiary education |
| 82.9 | group | Business support service activities n.e.c. |
| 85.5 | group | Other education |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 84.2.
A company whose main activity falls under "Provision of services to the community as a whole" is classified under NOGA code 84.2.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
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 84.2 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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