Australasia - The Venture Capital & Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index

Australasia
Rank: 2 · Score: 78.1

Basic facts
Population (millions)	31.1	IPOs and pulic issues (quartile)	Bottom
GDP (US$ billions)	1,941.6	M&A volume (quartile)	Bottom
GDP per capita (US$)	62,423.2	Venture capital investments (quartile)	2nd
GDP growth (per cent)	1.5	Private equity investments (quartile)	2nd

Performance Overview

Indicator		Rank / 125	Rank Trend	Score
VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index		2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	78.1
1	Economic Activity	2	123, 123, 122, 123, 123	84.6

123, 123, 123, 123, 123

73.0

119, 119, 119, 119, 119

77.7

124, 124, 124, 124, 124

107.0

123, 122, 122, 122, 122

56.3

123, 123, 123, 123, 123

81.4

Historic performance, 2019-2023

Key driver performance, 2023

VCPE Rank

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PE Rank

Australasia

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Peer Group Comparison

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Economic Activity

Depth of Capital Market

Taxation

Investor Protection and
Corporate Governance

Human and Social
Envorinment

Entrepreneurial Culture
and Deal Opportunites

Last updated: 4 Nov 2023

2.1	Size and Liquidity of the Stock Market	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	76.4
2.2	Total Trading Volume	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	84.1
2.3	IPOs and Public Issuing Activity	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	37.8
2.4	M&A Market	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	68.7
2.5	Debt and Credit Market	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	90.7
2.6	Bank Non-Performing Loans	1	124, 123, 123, 123, 124	100.2

4.1	Quality of Corporate Governance	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	108.3
4.2	Security of Property Rights	1	124, 124, 124, 124, 124	105.1
4.3	Quality of Legal Enforcement	1	124, 124, 124, 124, 124	107.6

6.1	Innovation	3	122, 122, 122, 122, 122	70.7
6.2	Scientific and Technical Journal Articles	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	70.4
6.3	Burdens of Starting and Running a Business	1	124, 124, 124, 124, 124	109.2
6.4	Simplicity of Closing a Business	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	101.8
6.5	Corporate R&D	2	123, 123, 123, 123, 123	64.5