Australia is ranked 14 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Australia improved to 14 in 2019 from 18 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Australia averaged 12.58 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 18.00 in 2018 and a record low of 9.00 in 2009. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1306.00	1071.00	Companies	Dec 2025
Building Capital Expenditure	2.10	0.30	percent	Sep 2025
NAB Business Confidence	3.00	2.00	points	Jan 2026
Business Inventories	-0.90	0.10	percent	Sep 2025
Capacity Utilization	74.80	74.80	percent	Jan 2026
Passenger Car Sales	13365.00	12033.00	Units	Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories	-1916.00	1748.00	AUD Million	Sep 2025
Composite Leading Indicator	100.77	100.70	points	Jan 2026
Company Gross Profits	125152.00	125185.00	AUD Million	Sep 2025
Corruption Index	77.00	75.00	Points	Dec 2024
Corruption Rank	10.00	14.00		Dec 2024
Industrial Production	-0.20	-0.30	percent	Sep 2025
Industrial Production Mom	0.50	6.50	percent	Sep 2025
Ai Group Industry Index	-12.30	-12.50	points	Jan 2026
Ai Group Services Index	-13.80	-13.80	points	Jan 2026
Ai Group Construction Index	5.20	-16.90	points	Jan 2026
Ai Group Manufacturing Index	-19.40	-18.30	points	Jan 2026
Westpac Leading Index MoM	0.10	0.00	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production	-1.90	-3.90	percent	Sep 2025
Mining Production	0.00	1.30	percent	Sep 2025
New Orders	35.00	23.00	points	Dec 2025
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure	11.50	0.70	percent	Sep 2025
Private Capital Expenditure	6.40	0.40	percent	Sep 2025
Small Business Sentiment	-2.00	-8.00	points	Sep 2025
New Vehicle Sales	87092.00	98744.00	Units	Jan 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Australia

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.