What is starting a business - score in Austria?

Starting a business - score in Austria was 83.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 83.25 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 78.68 in 2003.

How does Austria rank for starting a business - score?

Austria ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Austria 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 Austria

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

Austria: Starting a business - Score was 83.25 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

83.25

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

125th

of 188 countries

All-time high

83.25

in 2019

All-time low

78.68

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Austria, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Austria recorded 83.25 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Austria peaked at 83.25 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.68, in 2003.

That places Austria 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	79.18	78.68	79.67	7
2010s	81.73	79.59	83.25	10

Countries ranked near Austria

122 Mali 84.27 compare
123 Germany 83.67 compare
124 Malaysia 83.32 compare
126 Poland 82.91 compare
127 Kenya 82.73 compare
128 Antigua and Barbuda 82.58 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 23.1% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 53.9% (2025)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Austria?: Starting a business - score in Austria was 83.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 83.25 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 78.68 in 2003.
How does Austria rank for starting a business - score?: Austria ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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.