Austria is ranked 27 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Austria deteriorated to 27 in 2019 from 26 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Austria averaged 25.33 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 32.00 in 2011 and a record low of 18.00 in 2015. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Business Confidence	-12.20	-12.80	points	Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization	82.10	83.00	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	27567.00	28378.00	Units	Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories	1811.81	1598.98	EUR Million	Sep 2025
Corruption Index	67.00	71.00	Points	Dec 2024
Corruption Rank	25.00	20.00		Dec 2024
Electricity Production	5500.89	5947.43	Gigawatt-hour	Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY	-0.30	3.30	percent	Nov 2025
Industrial Production Mom	-1.00	0.30	percent	Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production	2.50	5.30	percent	Nov 2025
Mining Production	-17.70	-3.70	percent	Nov 2025
New Orders	98.40	110.50	points	Nov 2025

Ease of Doing Business in Austria

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.