In the 2021 financial year, close to 278 thousand businesses exited the Australian market, a drop of approximately 20,000 in comparison to the previous year. The number of business exits between the financial years 2014 to 2017 remained relatively steady at around 260,000 exits per year. In 2019 and 2020, close to 300,000 businesses exited the market.
Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021
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Statistics on Startups in Australia
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Start-up rate globally in 2020, by country
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (August 24, 2021). Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021." Chart. August 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Business Exits in Australia from The Financial Year 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Number of business exits in Australia from the financial year 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, August 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882198/australia-number-business-exits-by-industry/