Starting a business: Time - Women in Austria
Austria: Starting a business: Time - Women was 21 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Austria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Austria is 21 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Austria peaked at 25 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21 days, in 2016.
That places Austria 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 days | 25 days | 25 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.8 days | 21 days | 25 days | 10 |
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)
- Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 23.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 53.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Austria?
- Starting a business: time - women in Austria was 21 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 25 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.