European Union Business Confidence Growth
1986 - 2025 | Monthly | % Point | CEIC Data
Key information about EU Business Confidence Growth
- European Union Business Confidence dropped by 0.9 % in Feb 2025, compared with a decrease of 2.7 % YoY in the previous month.
- EU Business Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Feb 2025, with an averaged rate of -0.1 %.
- The data reached an all-high of 42.4 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -36.1 % in Mar 2009.
CEIC calculates monthly Business Confidence Change from monthly Industrial Confidence Indicator. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs provides Industrial Confidence Indicator with range from -100 to 100 with neutral point 0. Contribution of member-states data to EU-wide aggregate is weighted according to the country's gross value added at constant prices by the Industry sector excluding Construction. Business Confidence covers Manufacturing sector only. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.
View European Union's Business Confidence Growth from Jan 1986 to Feb 2025 in the chart:
What was European Union's Business Confidence Growth in Feb 2025?
European Union Business Confidence dropped by 0.9 % in Feb 2025, compared with a decrease of 2.7 % YoY in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.9 Feb 2025 | -2.7 Jan 2025 | -36.1 Mar 2009 | 42.4 Apr 2021 | % Point | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
Business Confidence Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (% Point) | -5.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Armenia (% Point) | -3.7 Jun 2016 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Jun 2016 |
| Australia (% Point) | -1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Feb 2025 |
| Austria (% Point) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Belarus (% Point) | -9.6 Aug 2014 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Aug 2014 |
| Belgium (% Point) | 2.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2025 |
| Brazil (% Point) | -8.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2025 |
| Bulgaria (% Point) | 2.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Canada (% Point) | 2.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (% Point) | 10.5 Feb 2025 | monthly | Nov 2004 - Feb 2025 |
| China (% Point) | 2.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2025 |
| Colombia (% Point) | 1.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (% Point) | -3.5 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2009 - Feb 2025 |
| Cyprus (% Point) | 14.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2003 - Feb 2025 |
| Czech Republic (% Point) | 8.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Mar 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Denmark (% Point) | 8.5 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Ecuador (% Point) | 9.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 2011 - Jan 2025 |
| Estonia (% Point) | 13.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2002 - Feb 2025 |
| European Union (% Point) | -0.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Finland (% Point) | 4.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| France (% Point) | -2.4 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Georgia (% Point) | 2.2 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Mar 2025 |
| Germany (% Point) | -5.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 6.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Greece (% Point) | 8.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (% Point) | -11.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2025 |
| Hungary (% Point) | -3.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2025 |
| Iceland (% Point) | 98.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (% Point) | -10.3 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2025 |
| Indonesia (% Point) | -1.7 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2025 |
| Israel (% Point) | 13.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Feb 2025 |
| Italy (% Point) | -0.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| Japan (% Point) | 3.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (% Point) | 3.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2024 |
| South Korea (% Point) | -6.0 Mar 2025 | monthly | Feb 2004 - Mar 2025 |
| Latvia (% Point) | -6.9 May 2023 | monthly | Apr 1994 - May 2023 |
| Lithuania (% Point) | 3.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Apr 2004 - Feb 2025 |
| Luxembourg (% Point) | 2.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| North Macedonia (% Point) | -2.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Apr 2002 - Dec 2022 |
| Malaysia (% Point) | 25.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (% Point) | 21.6 Feb 2025 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Feb 2025 |
| Mauritius (% Point) | -9.1 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2019 |
| Mexico (% Point) | -7.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2025 |
| Mozambique (% Point) | 8.9 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Netherlands (% Point) | 3.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2025 |
| New Zealand (% Point) | -7.4 May 2023 | monthly | Aug 2003 - May 2023 |
| Nigeria (% Point) | 4.4 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jul 2015 - Nov 2024 |
| Norway (% Point) | -0.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Feb 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (% Point) | 23.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Apr 2014 - Feb 2025 |
| Peru (% Point) | 14.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Apr 2003 - Feb 2025 |
| Philippines (% Point) | -1.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (% Point) | -2.7 May 2023 | monthly | Jul 2006 - May 2023 |
| Portugal (% Point) | 0.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2025 |
| Qatar (% Point) | -3.6 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Mar 2020 |
| Romania (% Point) | -0.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Feb 2025 |
| Russia (% Point) | -2.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2025 |
| Serbia (% Point) | -4.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | May 2014 - Feb 2025 |
| Singapore (% Point) | 0.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Slovakia (% Point) | 7.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Slovenia (% Point) | 0.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | May 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| South Africa (% Point) | -11.1 Feb 2025 | monthly | Sep 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Spain (% Point) | -1.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (% Point) | -8.2 May 2023 | monthly | May 2016 - May 2023 |
| Sweden (% Point) | 8.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2025 |
| Switzerland (% Point) | 12.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2025 |
| Taiwan (% Point) | -3.2 Mar 2018 | monthly | May 2013 - Mar 2018 |
| Thailand (% Point) | 0.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Feb 2025 |
| Turkey (% Point) | 0.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2025 |
| Ukraine (% Point) | 1.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2013 - Jun 2024 |
| United Kingdom (% Point) | 8.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2020 |
| United States (% Point) | 5.4 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1949 - Feb 2025 |
| Uruguay (% Point) | -7.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Dec 2024 |
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| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 44.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 11,023,104.578 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,206,204.586 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 297,453.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.915 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 16,266,572.037 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 25,135,356.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 6,956,182.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 19,557,431.930 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.91 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 78.27 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,719.490 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,582.889 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,528.520 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,525.431 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,599.139 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,754.872 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2025 |
| Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 286.127 Jan 2025 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,457.531 Jan 2025 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Non Financial Sector (EUR bn) | 5,178.439 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,493.509 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,532.244 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2025 |
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