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 188 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.

Starting a business - Score in Australia

Name: Starting a business - Score in Australia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Starting a business - Score was 96.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

96.6

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

7th

of 188 countries

All-time high

96.6

in 2019

All-time low

96.17

in 2004

Years of data

2003–2019

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 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

4 Singapore 98.23 compare
5 Hong Kong 98.22 compare
6 Jamaica 97.37 compare
8 Uzbekistan 96.16 compare
9 Azerbaijan 96.16 compare
10 Armenia 96.09 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 90.93 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 16.4% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 39.3% (2025)

All data for Australia →

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 188 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

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.