Time required to start business in Austria

Austria: Time required to start business was 21 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25
in 2003
All-time low
21
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Austria, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 252004: 252005: 252006: 252007: 252008: 252009: 252010: 252011: 252012: 252013: 252014: 222015: 222016: 212017: 212018: 212019: 21

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Austria stood at 21. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Austria peaked at 25 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2016.

Austria ranks 48th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Time required to start business in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Austria, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 25 —
2004 25 +0.0%
2005 25 +0.0%
2006 25 +0.0%
2007 25 +0.0%
2008 25 +0.0%
2009 25 +0.0%
2010 25 +0.0%
2011 25 +0.0%
2012 25 +0.0%
2013 25 +0.0%
2014 22 -12.0%
2015 22 +0.0%
2016 21 -4.5%
2017 21 +0.0%
2018 21 +0.0%
2019 21 +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 2.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 21 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25 25 25 7
2010s 22.8 21 25 10

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 45 Central African Republic 22 compare
  2. 46 Eswatini 21.5 compare
  3. 46 Slovakia 21.5 compare
  4. 49 Malta 20.5 compare
  5. 50 Romania 20 compare
  6. 51 Bangladesh 19.5 compare
  7. 51 Croatia 19.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Austria?
Time required to start business in Austria was 21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 25 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2016.
How does Austria rank for time required to start business?
Austria ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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