Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Austria
Austria: Global: Ease of doing business score was 78.75 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Austria, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Austria recorded 78.75 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% over five years.
That places Austria 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Austria, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.82 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 78.86 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.71 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.74 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.75 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 78.75 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 78.75 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.34 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Austria?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Austria was 78.75 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.71 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Austria rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Austria ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.