Asia Business Confidence

Insights

China's NBS Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8 in September 2025. This is the highest level since March 2025.
Japan's business confidence rose to 14 points in Q3 2025, reaching its highest level in three quarters.
India's Business Expectations Index (BEI) increased by 6.8% to 126 points in Q3 2025 from 118 points in Q2 2025.

Data is available for the period 2014 to 2025 across 17 countries in Asia.

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Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
China	49.8 points	49.4 points	49.8 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
South Korea	70 points	70 points	69 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Indonesia	11.6 points	11.7 points	14.4 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
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
Philippines	23.2 points	28.8 points	32.9 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Malaysia	0.1 points	2 points	105 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Hong Kong	-2 points	-8 points	-3 points	Quarterly	Q4 2025
Kazakhstan	1 points	2 points	0 points	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Uzbekistan	57 points	55 points	55 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Sri Lanka	130 points	118 points	102 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Bahrain	98.3 points	98.3 points	100.12 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Georgia	-1.5 points	-1.3 points	13.6 points	Quarterly	Q3 2025
Maldives	-69 points	80 points	-70 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025

Asia 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.