METRICS ON OREGON’S COMPETITIVENESS
OREGON METRICS
Business Climate
OVERALL 2026
42
(3-Place Decline)
BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS 2026
43
(Four-Place Improvement)
COST OF DOING BUSINESS 2026
43
(No Change)
INFRASTRUCTURE 2026
17
(Three-Place Decline)
TAX COMPETITIVENESS RANK 2026
35
(Two-Place Decline)
CORPORATE TAX RANK 2026
49
(No Change)
BUSINESS TAX BURDEN 2024
4.7%
(Definition on Slide)
BUSINESS TAX BURDEN RANK 2024
21
(One-Place Improvement)
REGULATORY FREEDOM RANK 2023
46
(No Change)
REGULATORY BURDEN RANK 2023
7
(Source: Regulatory
Impact Analysis)
GROWTH IN OREGON REGULATIONS 2022-23
5.6%
(Source: Regulatory
Impact Analysis)
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING INDEX
RANK 2026
(Lower Number = Greater Burden)
1
(No Change)
CENTS PER KWH
ALL SECTORS
2025
11.51
(Increased Slower than National Average)
ALL SECTOR PRICE RANK 2025
20
(Two-Place Improvement)
CENTS PER KWH COMMERCIAL 2025
10.56
(Increased Faster than National Average)
COMMERCIAL PRICE RANK 2025
11
(One-Place Decline)
CENTS PER KWH INDUSTRIAL 2025
8.28
(Increased Slower than National Average)
INDUSTRIAL PRICE RANK 2025
23
(Four-Place Improvement)
