Italy Business Confidence Growth

1986 - 2025 | Monthly | % Point | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Business Confidence Growth

  • Italy Business Confidence grew 3.6 % in Nov 2025, compared with an increase of 2.6 % YoY in the previous month.
  • Italy Business Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Nov 2025, with an averaged rate of 16,854.0 %.
  • The data reached an all-high of 71,942.0 % in Jan 2005 and a record low of 5,782.0 % in Dec 2008.

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 Nov 2025 in the chart:

Italy Business Confidence Growth

What was Italy's Business Confidence Growth in Nov 2025?

Italy Business Confidence grew 3.6 % in Nov 2025, compared with an increase of 2.6 % YoY in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.6 Nov 2025 2.6 Oct 2025 5,782.0 Dec 2008 71,942.0 Jan 2005 % Point monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025

Business Confidence Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% Point) 1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2017 - Sep 2025
Armenia (% Point) -3.7 Jun 2016 quarterly Sep 2006 - Jun 2016
Australia (% Point) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2013 - Nov 2025
Austria (% Point) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (% Point) -9.6 Aug 2014 monthly Dec 2006 - Aug 2014
Belgium (% Point) 5.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Brazil (% Point) -9.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (% Point) -3.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Canada (% Point) -7.8 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Chile (% Point) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Dec 2025
China (% Point) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Colombia (% Point) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Croatia (% Point) 5.6 Nov 2025 monthly May 2009 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (% Point) -18.5 Nov 2025 monthly May 2003 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (% Point) 2.4 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Denmark (% Point) -20.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (% Point) -7.6 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2011 - Nov 2025
Estonia (% Point) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly May 2002 - Nov 2025
European Union (% Point) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Finland (% Point) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
France (% Point) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Georgia (% Point) 30.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Germany (% Point) 9.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 14.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Oct 2025
Greece (% Point) -3.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% Point) 1.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Hungary (% Point) 5.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Iceland (% Point) -129.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
India (% Point) 6.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (% Point) -0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Israel (% Point) 5.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2025
Italy (% Point) 3.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
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) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2026
Latvia (% Point) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1994 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (% Point) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (% Point) -9.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 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) -10.1 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2003 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (% Point) -9.1 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2019
Mexico (% Point) -4.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (% Point) 8.9 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2021
Netherlands (% Point) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (% Point) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (% Point) 8.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2015 - Nov 2025
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) 15.2 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Nov 2025
Philippines (% Point) -15.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Poland (% Point) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Portugal (% Point) 4.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Qatar (% Point) -3.6 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Romania (% Point) -1.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1992 - Nov 2025
Russia (% Point) -5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Serbia (% Point) -0.2 Nov 2025 monthly May 2014 - Nov 2025
Singapore (% Point) -1.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (% Point) -3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (% Point) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly May 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (% Point) -11.6 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2000 - Nov 2025
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) 6.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (% Point) -2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Taiwan, China (% Point) -3.2 Mar 2018 monthly May 2013 - Mar 2018
Thailand (% Point) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2000 - Nov 2025
Turkey (% Point) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (% Point) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2013 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (% Point) 8.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2020
United States (% Point) -0.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1949 - Nov 2025
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 (%) -3.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -47,273.468 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 134,684.448 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,614,252.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 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) 3,131,663.200 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1861 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.512 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,226.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 68,174.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 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) 63,336.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 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) 7,160.279 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 4,996.359 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,532.276 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,348.026 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: United Kingdom (EUR mn) 2,472.668 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: France (EUR mn) 6,435.209 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 6,291.716 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: America: United States (EUR mn) 6,111.218 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Transport Equipment (TE) (EUR mn) 5,992.748 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Electrical (EUR mn) 2,757.887 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (ME) (EUR mn) 8,199.453 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal (MF) (EUR mn) 6,846.746 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Exports: fob (EUR mn) 58,564.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 3,699.028 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: France (EUR mn) 4,514.277 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 7,774.039 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Imports: cif: America: United States (EUR mn) 4,292.036 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif: MQ: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas: Crude Petroleum (EUR mn) 1,559.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif (EUR mn) 52,941.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 52,846.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 2,772.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 50,074.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 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: TE: MS: Motor Vehicles (EUR mn) 3,533.184 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: CO: Computer, Electronic & Optical (CE) (EUR mn) 3,157.074 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 25,403.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,444.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -4,393.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 5,722.877 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,570.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 7,210.879 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 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 (%) 554.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 54.971 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) -27,979.066 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 79,352.114 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 75,819.978 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 585.038 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 2,958.968 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 7,224.762 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 53,357.166 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -1,838.943 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) 3,532.136 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 1,997.036 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) -20.657 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -4,016.065 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -3,773.921 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 4,087.950 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 3,588.873 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 49,269.216 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 12,804.804 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) 2,192.988 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 1,146.770 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 2,175.234 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 11,341.936 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -1,413.639 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 561.732 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,335.164 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 11,014.909 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 8,821.922 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 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: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 12,742.080 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debits (EUR mn) 7,794.724 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -14,035.313 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 59,158.266 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,992,188.463 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,507,155.455 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 53,734.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.101 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 330,101.451 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
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) 1,231,545.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,814,148.594 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.59 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 360,907.596 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR mn) 44,473.930 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,199,915.930 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Oct 2025
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,876,520.147 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
MFIs Loans: Residents of Italy (RI): MFIs (EUR mn) 377,155.540 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 3.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.440 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025

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