Starting a business - Score in Australia
Australia: Starting a business - Score was 96.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Australia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Australia recorded 96.6 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Australia peaked at 96.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.17, in 2004.
Australia ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Starting a business - Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.18 | — |
| 2004 | 96.17 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.33 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.45 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.46 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.47 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.47 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.47 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.6 | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 96.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 96.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.28 | 96.17 | 96.46 | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.48 | 96.47 | 96.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Australia?
- Starting a business - score in Australia was 96.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.17 in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for starting a business - score?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.