Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
23.1
Ireland
Lowest
-33.2
Hungary
Median
-5.05
Years covered
47
1980–2026
Data points
1,474
What the numbers show
Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 23.1 in Ireland; the lowest is -33.2 in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is -5.05, and the mean is -3.76.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 504.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 184.3%).
Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 23.1 | 2026 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Greece | 21.5 | 2026 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 18.8 | 2026 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 15.6 | 2026 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Malta | 15.1 | 2026 | up 504.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 9.3 | 2026 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Cyprus | 8.4 | 2026 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 8.2 | 2026 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 7.4 | 2026 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 4.7 | 2026 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 3.6 | 2026 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 1 | 2026 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Montenegro | 0.7 | 2026 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | -1 | 2026 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovakia | -1 | 2026 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | -1.2 | 2026 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 17 | North Macedonia | -1.8 | 2026 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | -2.6 | 2026 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Estonia | -2.7 | 2026 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Estonia | -2.7 | 2026 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | -4.5 | 2026 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | -5.6 | 2026 | down 132.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Serbia | -6 | 2026 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | -6.3 | 2026 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | -7 | 2026 | down 184.3% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | -7.2 | 2026 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 27 | Albania | -8.8 | 2026 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Bulgaria | -9 | 2026 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | -9 | 2026 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | -10.3 | 2026 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | -10.7 | 2026 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 32 | Finland | -11.5 | 2026 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | -12.9 | 2026 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | -13.7 | 2026 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium | -14.8 | 2026 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | -14.8 | 2026 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | -16.8 | 2026 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | -17 | 2026 | down 161.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Latvia | -19.1 | 2026 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | -21.7 | 2026 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 41 | France | -22.3 | 2026 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Hungary | -33.2 | 2026 | down 107.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.