Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance
1985 - 2026 | Monthly | % Point | CEIC Data
Key information about Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance
- Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance recorded a drop of 13.8 % Point in Jul 2026, compared with a drop of 14.6 % points in the previous month.
- Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1985 to Jul 2026, with an averaged -12.8 % points.
- The data reached an all-time high of 2.3 % in Feb 2018 and a record low of -28.0 % in Sep 2022.
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs provides monthly Consumer Confidence Indicator with range from -100 to 100 with neutral point 0.
Related information about Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance
- In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Germany grew 0.9 % YoY in Oct 2025.
- Germany Consumer Confidence dropped by 4.9 % Point in Jul 2026.
- Car Sales of Germany recorded 3,207,713.0 units in Dec 2025, representing a drop 0.4 %.
View Germany's Consumer Confidence: Net Balance from Jan 1985 to Jul 2026 in the chart:
What was Germany's Consumer Confidence: Net Balance in Jul 2026?
Germany Consumer Confidence: Net Balance recorded a drop of 13.8 % Point in Jul 2026, compared with a drop of 14.6 % points in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.8 Jul 2026 | -14.6 Jun 2026 | -28.0 Sep 2022 | 2.3 Feb 2018 | % Point | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
Consumer Confidence: Net Balance by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (% Point) | -18.9 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2021 |
| Argentina (% Point) | -7.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Armenia (% Point) | -14.8 Jun 2016 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Jun 2016 |
| Austria (% Point) | -19.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jul 2026 |
| Belgium (% Point) | -5.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Bulgaria (% Point) | -25.9 Jul 2026 | monthly | May 2001 - Jul 2026 |
| Chile (% Point) | -16.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 2018 - Jul 2026 |
| China (% Point) | -10.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (% Point) | 13.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Nov 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Croatia (% Point) | -7.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | May 2005 - Jul 2026 |
| Cyprus (% Point) | -19.9 Jul 2026 | monthly | May 2001 - Jul 2026 |
| Czech Republic (% Point) | -5.3 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2026 |
| Denmark (% Point) | -14.7 Jul 2026 | monthly | Oct 1974 - Jul 2026 |
| Ecuador (% Point) | -26.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Oct 2025 |
| Estonia (% Point) | -33.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Apr 2026 |
| European Union (% Point) | -15.1 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Finland (% Point) | -5.7 Jul 2026 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jul 2026 |
| France (% Point) | -16.9 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Georgia (% Point) | -24.9 Oct 2024 | monthly | May 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| Germany (% Point) | -13.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Greece (% Point) | -47.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Hungary (% Point) | 1.6 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2026 |
| Iceland (% Point) | -15.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| India (% Point) | 18.7 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 2010 - May 2026 |
| Indonesia (% Point) | 16.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jul 2026 |
| Ireland (% Point) | -18.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Israel (% Point) | -12.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2011 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (% Point) | -20.2 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jul 2026 |
| Japan (% Point) | -30.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Apr 2004 - Jul 2026 |
| South Korea (% Point) | 6.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jul 2008 - Jul 2026 |
| Latvia (% Point) | -7.5 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jul 2026 |
| Lithuania (% Point) | -1.0 Jun 2026 | monthly | May 2001 - Jun 2026 |
| Luxembourg (% Point) | -9.8 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jul 2026 |
| Malaysia (% Point) | -12.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2024 |
| Malta (% Point) | 6.3 Jul 2026 | monthly | Nov 2002 - Jul 2026 |
| Mexico (% Point) | -12.4 Jun 2026 | monthly | Apr 2001 - Jun 2026 |
| Morocco (% Point) | -45.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Netherlands (% Point) | -4.0 Jul 2021 | monthly | Apr 1986 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (% Point) | -9.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (% Point) | 28.9 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2009 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (% Point) | -13.8 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jun 2026 |
| Pakistan (% Point) | -20.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Philippines (% Point) | 6.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (% Point) | -10.2 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jul 2026 |
| Portugal (% Point) | -19.5 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Jul 2026 |
| Qatar (% Point) | 77.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2013 - Mar 2023 |
| Romania (% Point) | -30.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | May 2001 - Jul 2026 |
| Russia (% Point) | -13.0 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Jun 2026 |
| Serbia (% Point) | -2.4 Jul 2026 | monthly | May 2013 - Jul 2026 |
| Slovakia (% Point) | -21.7 Jul 2026 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Jul 2026 |
| Slovenia (% Point) | -19.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Mar 1996 - Jul 2026 |
| South Africa (% Point) | -13.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (% Point) | -4.5 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jun 1986 - Jul 2026 |
| Sweden (% Point) | -1.9 Jul 2026 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jul 2026 |
| Switzerland (% Point) | -3.6 Jul 2018 | quarterly | Oct 1972 - Jul 2018 |
| Taiwan, China (% Point) | -35.0 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jun 2026 |
| Thailand (% Point) | -48.2 Jul 2026 | monthly | Oct 1998 - Jul 2026 |
| Turkey (% Point) | -10.2 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jul 2026 |
| United Kingdom (% Point) | -14.6 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2020 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -42,574.620 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 302,989.732 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 22.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 3,342,563.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 63.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 2,798.121 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 3,991.688 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 2,599.816 2031 | yearly | 1991 - 2031 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.600 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 17,711.6 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 160,440.9 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 6.6 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1951 - Jun 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 11,279,159.417 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 77,031,976.536 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 56,608,362.267 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 142,729.3 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 8.4 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1951 - Jun 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 45,773,810.048 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 40,080,092.776 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 14,618.638 Jun 2026 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 9,995.888 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jul 1990 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 7,732.403 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 19,116.295 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2026 |
| Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) | 260,000.000 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jul 2000 - Jul 2026 |
| Exports: China (EUR th) | 6,714,487.000 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2026 |
| Imports cif (EUR mn) | 128,243.877 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Jun 2026 |
| Exports fob (EUR mn) | 146,995.745 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Jun 2026 |
| Exports fob: YoY (%) | 13.900 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jun 2026 |
| Imports cif: YoY (%) | 14.000 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jun 2026 |
| Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) | 139.320 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Jun 2026 |
| Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) | 123.940 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Jun 2026 |
| Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) | 15.380 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Jun 2026 |
| Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) | 39,274.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2021 - May 2026 |
| Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) | 81,291.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2021 - May 2026 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 11,286.9 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 19,934.2 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jun 2026 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 4.8 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 4,332.9 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.8 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 112,685.184 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 8.4 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 12,360.2 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 100,325.021 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Jun 2026 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 8,139,666.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 149.6 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 3,070,612.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 54.1 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 581.5 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 243.613 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 4,437,091.788 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1957 - Mar 2026 |
| Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) | 9,191.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2026 |
| DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | 99,453.753 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) | 53,990.104 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) | 26,674.776 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) | 23,900.454 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.9 2025 | yearly | 2005 - 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 47.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,342,098.393 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 4,651,399.946 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Jun 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.7 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Jun 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jul 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 39,300.5 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 0.718 Jun 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.3 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 438,195.433 Jul 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Jul 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 7,260,827.209 Jun 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.3 Jun 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jun 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 0.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -100.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 5.400 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 12.200 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 2,560.189 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 7,191.533 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1955 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,511,039.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 8,762,502.928 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.24 Jun 2026 | monthly | Dec 1949 - Jun 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 71.26 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 2.6 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jul 2026 |
| Business Climate: Balance: sa: Manufacturing Industry (NA) | -9.579 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jul 2026 |
| Business Assessment: Balance: Manufacturing Industry (NA) | -9.200 Jul 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jul 2026 |
| Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) | 26.300 Jul 2026 | monthly | Dec 1991 - Jul 2026 |
| Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) | -81.000 Jun 2026 | monthly | Dec 1991 - Jun 2026 |
| Leading Economic Index (2016=100) | 87.600 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1965 - Jun 2026 |
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