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	1260.00	634.00	Companies	Feb 2026
Building Capital Expenditure	2.30	2.30	percent	Dec 2025
NAB Business Confidence	-1.00	4.00	points	Feb 2026
Business Inventories	-0.10	-0.80	percent	Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization	78.90	74.80	percent	Feb 2026
Passenger Car Sales	12642.00	13365.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	657.00	-1801.00	AUD Million	Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator	100.75	100.72	points	Feb 2026
Company Gross Profits	133922.00	126530.00	AUD Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	76.00	77.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	12.00	10.00		Dec 2025
Industrial Production	2.70	0.10	percent	Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom	1.60	-0.20	percent	Dec 2025
Ai Group Industry Index	-1.50	-12.30	points	Feb 2026
Ai Group Services Index	1.10	-10.80	points	Feb 2026
Ai Group Construction Index	-8.20	4.60	points	Feb 2026
Ai Group Manufacturing Index	-15.60	-19.00	points	Feb 2026
Westpac Leading Index MoM	-0.10	0.00	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production	1.10	-1.90	percent	Dec 2025
Mining Production	3.80	0.40	percent	Dec 2025
New Orders	35.00	23.00	points	Dec 2025
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure	-1.70	11.20	percent	Dec 2025
Private Capital Expenditure	0.40	6.40	percent	Dec 2025
Small Business Sentiment	-2.00	-8.00	points	Sep 2025
New Vehicle Sales	90712.00	87092.00	Units	Feb 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.