Business Confidence

Insights

United Kingdom business confidence fell to -31 points in Q4 2025, down from -27 points in Q3 2025.
France's business confidence rose to 101 points in October 2025. This is a 4.4% increase from 96.7 points in September 2025 and the highest level since March 2024.
Brazil's business confidence rose to 47.2 points in October 2025, the highest in three months.

Data is available for the period 2015 to 2025 across 71 countries.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia Oceania Africa

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
United States	49.1 points	48.7 points	47.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
China	49.8 points	49.4 points	49.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Euro Area	-0.8 points	-0.7 points	-0.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Germany	87.7 points	88.9 points	85.4 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Japan	14 points	13 points	13 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
India	126 points	118 points	119.1 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
United Kingdom	-31 points	-27 points	-24 points	Quarterly	Q4 2025
France	101 points	96.7 points	92.6 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Italy	87.3 points	87.3 points	86.6 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Canada	59.8 points	50.1 points	53.1 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Brazil	47.2 points	46.2 points	53.2 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Russia	-1.6 points	-0.4 points	6.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Mexico	49.7 points	49.4 points	51.9 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Australia	7 points	4 points	-2 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Spain	-5.7 points	-6.7 points	-1.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
South Korea	70 points	70 points	69 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Indonesia	11.6 points	11.7 points	14.4 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Turkey	100 points	101 points	98.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Netherlands	-1.6 points	-3.3 points	-1.7 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Switzerland	98 points	96.2 points	103.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Poland	-8 points	-6.5 points	-10 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Belgium	-9.1 points	-7.9 points	-12.8 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Sweden	100 points	100 points	95.9 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Singapore	5 points	-6 points	23 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Israel	18 points	20.1 points	17.04 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Thailand	48 points	47.5 points	45.7 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Austria	-19.3 points	-15.5 points	-23.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Norway	-0.3 points	0.4 points	1.8 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Philippines	23.2 points	28.8 points	32.9 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Denmark	92.3 points	92 points	106.6 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Malaysia	0.1 points	2 points	105 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Colombia	5.3 points	6.7 points	-1.4 points	Monthly	Aug'25
Hong Kong	-2 points	-8 points	-3 points	Quarterly	Q4 2025
South Africa	39 points	40 points	38 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Romania	-1.5 points	-1.8 points	-0.9 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Czech Republic	103 points	102 points	96.2 points	Monthly	Oct'25
Chile	46.6 points	46.7 points	46.22 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Portugal	2.9 points	2.9 points	1.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Finland	3 points	-1 points	-12 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Peru	55.6 points	54.4 points	51.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Kazakhstan	1 points	2 points	0 points	Quarterly	Q4 2024
New Zealand	49.6 points	49.7 points	60.9 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Greece	106 points	110 points	110.1 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Hungary	-10.5 points	-12.8 points	-8.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Ukraine	102 points	103 points	100.6 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Slovakia	-3.7 points	3 points	-1.3 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Ecuador	54.7 points	56.2 points	58.8 points	Monthly	Aug'25
Dominican Republic	56.3 points	54.2 points	57.7 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Uzbekistan	57 points	55 points	55 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Bulgaria	18.8 points	18.3 points	18.3 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Sri Lanka	130 points	118 points	102 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Luxembourg	97.2 points	93.8 points	100.4 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Croatia	3.9 points	-0.2 points	3.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Lithuania	-9 points	-6.6 points	-7.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Angola	6 points	5 points	11 points	Quarterly	Q1 2025
Slovenia	-5 points	-6 points	-7 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Uganda	59.2 points	57.8 points	54.74 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Bahrain	98.3 points	98.3 points	100.12 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Latvia	-4.3 points	-5.2 points	-8.2 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Estonia	90.4 points	88.7 points	87.1 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Cyprus	105 points	106 points	105.2 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Georgia	-1.5 points	-1.3 points	13.6 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Albania	-13.8 points	-7.5 points	3.1 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Malta	114 points	104 points	86.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Mozambique	97 points	99.8 points	98.7 points	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Moldova	15 points	-10 points	7 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
New Caledonia	81.9 points	79.1 points	83.7 points	Quarterly	Q1 2025
Maldives	-69 points	80 points	-70 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Faroe Islands	-3 points	-3 points	-33 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Cape Verde	20 points	17 points	12 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
European Union	-10.3 points	-10.6 points	-11 points	Monthly	Sep'25

Business Confidence : Definition

Business Confidence measures how optimistic or pessimistic business leaders and managers are about the future of their company, industry, and the overall economy.