New businesses registered (number) in Austria
Austria: New businesses registered was 5,982 number in 2023. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Austria, 2006–2023
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Austria is 5,982 number, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Austria peaked at 7,093 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,116 number, in 2006.
That places Austria 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Austria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,116 number | — |
| 2007 | 6,725 number | +115.8% |
| 2008 | 6,777 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6,183 number | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 6,036 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5,458 number | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 5,672 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 5,986 number | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 7,093 number | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 6,301 number | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 5,937 number | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 6,039 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5,876 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 5,943 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5,087 number | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 5,657 number | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 6,413 number | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 5,982 number | -6.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 5,982 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 31% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Austria's 5,982 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +115.8% | 3,116 number | 6,725 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,700 number | 3,116 number | 6,777 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,034 number | 5,458 number | 7,093 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,785 number | 5,087 number | 6,413 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 105 Montenegro 7,136 number compare
- 106 Democratic Republic of Congo 6,095 number compare
- 107 North Macedonia 6,045 number compare
- 109 Oman 5,804 number compare
- 110 Togo 5,665 number compare
- 111 Guinea 5,626 number compare
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 new businesses registered in Austria?
- New businesses registered in Austria was 5,982 number in 2023, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7,093 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,116 number in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for new businesses registered?
- Austria ranks 108th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.