Time required to start a business in Austria
Austria: Time required to start a business was 21 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Austria, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Austria stood at 21 days. 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 a business in Austria peaked at 25 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21 days, 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.
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Austria?
- Time required to start a business in Austria was 21 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 25 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2016.
- How does Austria rank for time required to start a business?
- Austria ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.