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	-15.40	-12.10	points	Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization	82.10	83.00	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	27721.00	27236.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-218.31	541.19	EUR Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	69.00	67.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	21.00	25.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	6054.73	5376.18	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY	0.30	1.10	percent	Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom	0.60	-2.40	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production	2.90	5.90	percent	Jan 2026
Mining Production	-6.40	-4.10	percent	Jan 2026
New Orders	105.70	99.40	points	Jan 2026

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.