Italy Business Confidence Growth

1986 - 2026 | Monthly | % Point | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Business Confidence Growth

  • Italy Business Confidence grew 1.7 % in Feb 2026, compared with an increase of 2.5 % YoY in the previous month.
  • Italy Business Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Feb 2026, with an averaged rate of 4.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-high of 39.0 % in May 2021 and a record low of -31.4 % 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. Business Confidence covers Manufacturing sector only.

View Italy's Business Confidence Growth from Jan 1986 to Feb 2026 in the chart:

Italy Business Confidence Growth

What was Italy's Business Confidence Growth in Feb 2026?

Italy Business Confidence grew 1.7 % in Feb 2026, compared with an increase of 2.5 % YoY in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.7 Feb 2026 2.5 Jan 2026 -31.4 Mar 2009 39.0 May 2021 % Point monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026

Business Confidence Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% Point) -3.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (% Point) -3.7 Jun 2016 quarterly Sep 2006 - Jun 2016
Australia (% Point) -2.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2013 - Jan 2026
Austria (% Point) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Belarus (% Point) -9.6 Aug 2014 monthly Dec 2006 - Aug 2014
Belgium (% Point) -1.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026
Brazil (% Point) -9.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (% Point) -4.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Canada (% Point) 7.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2026
Chile (% Point) 2.6 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2004 - Feb 2026
China (% Point) -2.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Colombia (% Point) -3.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Croatia (% Point) -2.6 Jan 2026 monthly May 2009 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (% Point) -12.0 Jan 2026 monthly May 2003 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (% Point) 3.7 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Feb 2026
Denmark (% Point) -23.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Ecuador (% Point) -1.6 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Jan 2026
Estonia (% Point) -1.0 Feb 2026 monthly May 2002 - Feb 2026
European Union (% Point) 2.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Finland (% Point) 9.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
France (% Point) 9.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
Georgia (% Point) 12.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2026
Germany (% Point) 10.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Ghana (%) 11.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Greece (% Point) -2.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (% Point) 7.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Hungary (% Point) 0.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Iceland (% Point) -129.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
India (% Point) 2.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (% Point) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2026
Israel (% Point) -4.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2026
Italy (% Point) 1.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Japan (% Point) 3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Kazakhstan (% Point) 1.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
South Korea (% Point) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Mar 2026
Latvia (% Point) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1994 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (% Point) 2.7 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2004 - Feb 2026
Luxembourg (% Point) -14.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
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) 37.8 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2003 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (% Point) -9.1 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2019
Mexico (% Point) -4.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Mozambique (% Point) 8.9 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2021
Netherlands (% Point) 2.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (% Point) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (% Point) 12.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2015 - Jan 2026
Norway (% Point) 6.1 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (% Point) 3.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2014 - Oct 2025
Peru (% Point) 7.9 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2003 - Jan 2026
Philippines (% Point) -15.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Poland (% Point) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Portugal (% Point) 3.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Qatar (% Point) -3.6 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Romania (% Point) 0.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1992 - Feb 2026
Russia (% Point) -5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Serbia (% Point) -5.4 Jan 2026 monthly May 2014 - Jan 2026
Singapore (% Point) -0.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Slovakia (% Point) -0.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Slovenia (% Point) -1.3 Feb 2026 monthly May 1996 - Feb 2026
South Africa (% Point) 4.8 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2000 - Feb 2026
Spain (% Point) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Sweden (% Point) 5.4 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1995 - Feb 2026
Switzerland (% Point) -4.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (% Point) -3.2 Mar 2018 monthly May 2013 - Mar 2018
Thailand (% Point) 1.4 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2000 - Feb 2026
Turkey (% Point) 1.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Ukraine (% Point) -2.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2013 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (% Point) 8.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2020
United States (% Point) 4.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1949 - Feb 2026
Uruguay (% Point) -6.8 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Oct 2025

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Italy Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -22,272.633 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 178,226.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,632,904.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,271.505 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,208.245 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 3,095,521.900 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1861 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.713 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 5,565.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 60,455.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,224,665.473 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 41,038,301.530 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,164,687.086 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 53,385.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 19,694,000.804 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,493,773.019 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,565.099 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,806.952 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,739.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,893.790 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: France (EUR mn) 4,765.969 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 4,677.732 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: United Kingdom (EUR mn) 1,764.393 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: America: United States (EUR mn) 5,606.404 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (ME) (EUR mn) 9,384.632 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob (EUR mn) 51,627.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Transport Equipment (TE) (EUR mn) 4,622.468 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Electrical (EUR mn) 2,474.364 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal (MF) (EUR mn) 5,739.363 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 3,093.902 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 6,676.141 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: France (EUR mn) 3,938.609 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: America: United States (EUR mn) 2,397.056 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif (EUR mn) 45,590.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: MQ: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas: Crude Petroleum (EUR mn) 1,874.022 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 53,315.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 48,562.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 4,753.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Mfg: ME: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (MN) (EUR mn) 3,075.216 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: CC: Chemicals & Chemical Products (CP) (EUR mn) 3,654.188 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: TE: MS: Motor Vehicles (EUR mn) 3,533.184 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: CO: Computer, Electronic & Optical (CE) (EUR mn) 3,157.074 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 25,403.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -2,673.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -6,394.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 37,679.183 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,124.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 38,733.725 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 3,291,705.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 120.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,048,655.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 551.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 58.984 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 349,274.913 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 4,082.519 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 72,127.461 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 69,018.809 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 319.461 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -2,282.748 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 9,856.312 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 46,964.826 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 865.962 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) 3,108.651 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 15,329.027 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) -67.303 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 299.142 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -5,460.418 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 6,019.017 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 4,367.717 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 40,945.808 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 12,199.272 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) 1,522.909 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 878.148 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 1,912.359 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 13,284.425 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,977.917 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 11,051.004 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 558.687 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -2,455.358 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 9,528.095 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 3,976,037.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 297,635.204 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 4,273,672.281 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (EUR mn) 20,631.512 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -14,035.313 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 12,742.080 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (EUR mn) 22,075.088 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (EUR mn) -216.498 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debits (EUR mn) 7,794.724 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 59,158.266 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,068,822.017 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,594,421.501 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 54,950.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.065 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 399,437.670 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,194,207.863 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
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 (%) 4.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 9.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 936.224 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,474.468 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,232,192.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,855,239.796 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.45 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR mn) 44,412.180 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 411,896.355 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,237,687.360 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,876,520.147 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
MFIs Loans: Residents of Italy (RI): MFIs (EUR mn) 362,195.110 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.040 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026

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