Europe Business Confidence

Insights

European Union industry confidence rose to -10.3 points in September 2025. This is a four-month high and a 2.8% increase from August's -10.6 points.
The euro area Business Climate Indicator fell to -0.76 points in September 2025. This is the lowest level in three months and a 5.6% decrease from -0.72 points in August 2025.
Germany's Ifo Business Climate Index fell to 87.7 in September 2025, its lowest point in four months.

Data is available for the period 2015 to 2025 across 37 countries in Europe.

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Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
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
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
Russia	-1.6 points	-0.4 points	6.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Spain	-5.7 points	-6.7 points	-1.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
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
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
Denmark	92.3 points	92 points	106.6 points	Monthly	Oct'25
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
Portugal	2.9 points	2.9 points	1.8 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Finland	3 points	-1 points	-12 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
Bulgaria	18.8 points	18.3 points	18.3 points	Monthly	Sep'25
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
Slovenia	-5 points	-6 points	-7 points	Monthly	Sep'25
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
Albania	-13.8 points	-7.5 points	3.1 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Malta	114 points	104 points	86.5 points	Monthly	Sep'25
Moldova	15 points	-10 points	7 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Faroe Islands	-3 points	-3 points	-33 points	Quarterly	Q2 2025
European Union	-10.3 points	-10.6 points	-11 points	Monthly	Sep'25

Europe 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.