Business confidence survey by country: the latest data
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Definition: The business survey indicator provides information on the amount of optimism or pessimism that business managers feel about the prospects of their companies, based upon opinion surveys on developments in production, orders and stocks of finished goods and the general economic situation of the company. It can be used to monitor output growth and to anticipate turning points in economic activity.
| Countries | Latest available value | Reference date | Value 3 months ago | Value 12 months ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 16.10 | Aug / 2023 | 16.33 | 14.37 |
| Angola | 13.00 | Q4 / 2022 | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| Aruba | 66.00 | Q2 / 2023 | 60.00 | 46.00 |
| Australia | 2.00 | Aug / 2023 | -3.00 | 9.00 |
| Austria | -11.42 | Aug / 2023 | -7.14 | 0.00 |
| Bahrain | 28.35 | Q1 / 2023 | 24.30 | 9.90 |
| Belgium | -14.90 | Aug / 2023 | -9.20 | -5.80 |
| Brazil | 3.80 | Sep / 2023 | 0.80 | 25.60 |
| Bulgaria | 25.10 | Aug / 2023 | 26.20 | 16.20 |
| Burundi | 1.50 | Dec / 2022 | 5.50 | 3.60 |
| Cape Verde | 0.00 | Q2 / 2022 | 0.00 | -10.00 |
| Chile | -13.62 | Aug / 2023 | -17.28 | -19.02 |
| China | 98.02 | Aug / 2023 | 97.79 | 98.00 |
| Colombia | -0.20 | Jul / 2023 | -5.90 | 9.70 |
| Croatia | 5.48 | Aug / 2023 | 14.03 | 8.20 |
| Cyprus | 11.65 | Aug / 2023 | 5.98 | -5.39 |
| Czechia | 5.50 | Aug / 2023 | 6.90 | 9.60 |
| Denmark | -3.48 | Aug / 2023 | -2.81 | -2.75 |
| Dominican Republic | 14.81 | Jul / 2023 | 7.69 | 16.51 |
| Estonia | -15.09 | Aug / 2023 | -14.36 | -3.00 |
| Euro area | -4.33 | Aug / 2023 | -0.38 | 3.86 |
| Finland | -11.44 | Aug / 2023 | -6.10 | -0.99 |
| France | -8.49 | Aug / 2023 | -5.08 | 0.70 |
| Gambia | -60.00 | Q3 / 2022 | -16.00 | 0.00 |
| Georgia | 15.70 | Q3 / 2023 | 26.40 | 17.70 |
| Germany | -12.60 | Aug / 2023 | 0.10 | -5.30 |
| Greece | 17.36 | Aug / 2023 | 14.74 | 4.78 |
| Hong Kong | 6.00 | Q3 / 2023 | 15.00 | 6.00 |
| Hungary | -7.10 | Aug / 2023 | -4.70 | -4.50 |
| India | 122.39 | Q3 / 2023 | 119.29 | 123.78 |
| Indonesia | 15.42 | Q3 / 2023 | 16.62 | 13.89 |
| Ireland | 22.99 | Jan / 2023 | 4.89 | 19.73 |
| Israel | 26.30 | Aug / 2023 | 23.74 | 26.64 |
| Italy | 0.36 | Aug / 2023 | 2.29 | 3.21 |
| Japan | 7.50 | Q2 / 2023 | 3.50 | 0.50 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.00 | Q2 / 2023 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| Latvia | -6.29 | Aug / 2023 | -5.72 | -3.74 |
| Lithuania | -10.41 | Aug / 2023 | -9.69 | -4.40 |
| Luxembourg | -22.30 | Aug / 2023 | -24.80 | -10.10 |
| North Macedonia | -0.17 | Aug / 2023 | 4.71 | 1.69 |
| Malaysia | 0.70 | Q3 / 2023 | -3.10 | 4.70 |
| Maldives | -57.00 | Q2 / 2023 | 11.00 | -76.00 |
| Malta | 6.95 | Aug / 2023 | 8.20 | 4.09 |
| Mauritius | 1.90 | Q2 / 2019 | 4.30 | 8.20 |
| Mexico | 7.02 | Aug / 2023 | 6.77 | 3.59 |
| Montenegro | 10.64 | Aug / 2023 | 11.68 | 4.06 |
| Mozambique | -7.70 | Jun / 2023 | -2.40 | -10.93 |
| Netherlands | -0.88 | Aug / 2023 | 2.21 | 5.09 |
| New Caledonia | 105.96 | Q4 / 2022 | 108.15 | 101.43 |
| New Zealand | -13.10 | Jul / 2023 | 271771.00 | 267626.00 |
| Nigeria | -15.20 | Dec / 2020 | -17.00 | 29.00 |
| Norway | -5.40 | Q2 / 2023 | -1.00 | 2.60 |
| Pakistan | 41.50 | Q3 / 2023 | 36.50 | 46.10 |
| Peru | -5.72 | Jul / 2023 | -6.23 | -15.50 |
| Philippines | 43.60 | Q2 / 2023 | 41.50 | 40.90 |
| Poland | -13.04 | Aug / 2023 | -14.84 | -15.07 |
| Portugal | -3.08 | Aug / 2023 | -0.31 | 4.33 |
| Qatar | 20.20 | Q2 / 2020 | 19.80 | 23.70 |
| Romania | 0.96 | Aug / 2023 | 0.77 | 1.24 |
| Russia | 6.59 | Aug / 2023 | 3.08 | -0.29 |
| Serbia | 1.38 | Aug / 2023 | 0.42 | 0.56 |
| Singapore | 6.00 | Q3 / 2023 | 2.00 | -8.00 |
| Slovakia | -3.49 | Aug / 2023 | -0.49 | -3.05 |
| Slovenia | 1.19 | Aug / 2023 | 3.38 | 9.44 |
| South Africa | -34.00 | Q3 / 2023 | -46.00 | -22.00 |
| South Korea | -29.00 | Aug / 2023 | -24.00 | -19.00 |
| Spain | 2.69 | Aug / 2023 | 3.58 | 2.19 |
| Sri Lanka | 74.00 | Q2 / 2023 | 63.00 | 28.00 |
| Sweden | -2.49 | Aug / 2023 | 0.81 | 16.11 |
| Switzerland | 16.62 | Aug / 2023 | 21.29 | 28.16 |
| Thailand | -1.10 | Aug / 2023 | -0.30 | -0.40 |
| Turkey | 8.54 | Aug / 2023 | 9.49 | 8.81 |
| USA | 98.96 | Aug / 2023 | 98.88 | 99.75 |
| Uganda | 11.25 | Aug / 2023 | 8.56 | 3.37 |
| Ukraine | -7.18 | Q3 / 2023 | -6.58 | -25.87 |
| United Kingdom | 100.07 | Aug / 2023 | 99.49 | 101.05 |
| Vietnam | -0.40 | Q4 / 2022 | 22.25 | 8.38 |
| Zimbabwe | -33.80 | Q4 / 2018 | -33.00 | 5.80 |