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	1104.00	1102.00	Companies	May 2026
Building Capital Expenditure	-3.80	2.50	percent	Mar 2026
NAB Business Confidence	-14.00	-23.00	points	May 2026
Business Inventories	0.50	-0.10	percent	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	75.70	77.70	percent	May 2026
Passenger Car Sales	12605.00	11005.00	Units	May 2026
Changes in Inventories	675.00	897.00	AUD Million	Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.85	100.81	points	May 2026
Company Gross Profits	132650.00	134455.00	AUD Million	Mar 2026
Corruption Index	76.00	77.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	12.00	10.00		Dec 2025
Industrial Production	2.50	2.80	percent	Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom	-0.60	1.70	percent	Mar 2026
Ai Group Industry Index	-26.50	-25.50	points	May 2026
Ai Group Services Index	-19.60	-24.40	points	May 2026
Ai Group Construction Index	-9.90	-19.30	points	May 2026
Ai Group Manufacturing Index	-22.40	-27.90	points	May 2026
Westpac Leading Index MoM	0.00	0.10	percent	May 2026
Manufacturing Production	3.20	1.10	percent	Mar 2026
Mining Production	3.10	4.00	percent	Mar 2026
New Orders	35.00	23.00	points	Dec 2025
Plant Machinery Capital Expenditure	18.10	-1.30	percent	Mar 2026
Private Capital Expenditure	6.50	0.70	percent	Mar 2026
Small Business Sentiment	-2.00	-8.00	points	Sep 2025
New Vehicle Sales	100206.00	92591.00	Units	May 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.