Business Confidence - Forecast - 2018-2020

This page provides forecasts for Business Confidence including a long-term outlook for the next decades, medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions.


Last Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19
United States 61.30 Aug/18 55 54 53 55
Euro Area 1.22 Aug/18 1.15 1.11 0.75 1.15
China 51.30 Aug/18 50.9 51.4 51.6 52
Japan 21.00 Jun/18 18 17 21 20
Germany 103.80 Aug/18 104 103 103 104
United Kingdom -3.00 Sep/18 5 -8 -12 1
India 59.70 Dec/17 56.5 57 57.4 57.49
France 110.00 Aug/18 110 111 110 110
Brazil 53.30 Aug/18 53 53 54 54
Italy 104.80 Aug/18 108 108 108 108
Canada 61.90 Aug/18 61.47 53 61.38 61.37
Russia -3.00 Aug/18 -2 -2 0 0
South Korea 73.00 Aug/18 77.1 75 77 79.2
Australia 4.00 Aug/18 11 10 9 6.06
Spain -4.30 Aug/18 -2.6 0.5 1 0.8
Mexico 51.30 Aug/18 51.4 51.6 51.4 51.5
Indonesia 112.82 Jun/18 112 109 107 106
Turkey 96.40 Aug/18 95 90 95 97
Netherlands 5.90 Aug/18 8.1 7.7 6.9 6.5
Last Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19
Albania -1.40 Jun/18 -1.18 -2.5 -0.78 -0.08
Angola -14.00 Mar/18 -14.39 -14.8 -14.93 -15.09
Australia 4.00 Aug/18 11 10 9 6.06
Austria 8.40 Aug/18 8.2 6.5 2.1 1.5
Belgium -0.30 Aug/18 0.5 0.2 -1.8 -2.3
Botswana 46.00 Dec/17 46.01 69 46.06 45.98
Brazil 53.30 Aug/18 53 53 54 54
Bulgaria 27.70 Aug/18 28.8 31 27 25
Canada 61.90 Aug/18 61.47 53 61.38 61.37
Cape Verde 11.00 Jun/18 8.53 12.83 13.47 13.16
Chile 50.82 Aug/18 50.6 50.7 51.2 51.4
China 51.30 Aug/18 50.9 51.4 51.6 52
Colombia 5.00 Jul/18 5.5 6 5.6 6
Croatia 8.10 Aug/18 9.8 10.2 11.5 11.8
Cyprus 109.90 Aug/18 110 107 106 105
Czech Republic 96.90 Aug/18 97.5 97.3 94.2 92.9
Denmark 5.00 Aug/18 4 3 4 2
Dominican Republic 56.80 Jun/18 58 60 62 62
Ecuador 1316.90 Jul/18 1332 1364 1372 1391
Estonia 104.20 Aug/18 104 104 103 103
Euro Area 1.22 Aug/18 1.15 1.11 0.75 1.15
European Union 5.60 Aug/18 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.9
Faroe Islands 13.00 Jun/18 13.74 14.17 14.33 14.24
Finland 14.50 Aug/18 15.8 14 16 15
France 110.00 Aug/18 110 111 110 110
Georgia 28.00 Dec/17 25.5 21.7 22.5 24.4
Germany 103.80 Aug/18 104 103 103 104
Greece 105.20 Aug/18 105 107 106 108
Hong Kong 6.00 Sep/18 9 6.81 3.86 6.24
Hungary 13.30 Aug/18 13.64 13.26 13.16 13.13
India 59.70 Dec/17 56.5 57 57.4 57.49
Indonesia 112.82 Jun/18 112 109 107 106
Ireland 21.00 Jun/18 25 19 5 15
Israel 23.30 Aug/18 21.2 23.1 22.8 21.5
Italy 104.80 Aug/18 108 108 108 108
Japan 21.00 Jun/18 18 17 21 20
Kazakhstan 9.00 Jun/18 10 6 5 13
Latvia 3.90 Aug/18 4.29 3.59 3.71 3.75
Lithuania 0.90 Aug/18 0.83 0.99 0.94 1
Luxembourg 107.70 Aug/18 114 110 109 108
Macedonia 29.50 Aug/18 29.3 29 25.5 23
Malaysia 116.30 Jun/18 112 108 106 105
Maldives 69.00 Mar/18 -23 67 71 -42
Malta 120.70 Aug/18 120 119 119 118
Mauritius 128.10 Mar/18 136 140 143 145
Mexico 51.30 Aug/18 51.4 51.6 51.4 51.5
Mozambique 101.50 Jul/18 99.8 102 102 102
Netherlands 5.90 Aug/18 8.1 7.7 6.9 6.5
New Caledonia 92.90 Dec/17 92.66 92.08 91.73 91.91
New Zealand -50.30 Aug/18 -36.2 -32.2 -33.8 -33.6
Nigeria 17.70 Dec/17 32 28 20.94 16.8
Norway 9.20 Jun/18 10.1 9.5 8 8.6
Peru 58.50 Aug/18 60 60 62 62
Philippines 30.10 Sep/18 30.1 35 38 42
Poland 9.90 Aug/18 11 10 9 9
Portugal 2.50 Aug/18 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.2
Qatar 23.00 Mar/18 22.77 23.1 23.35 23.25
Romania 0.80 Aug/18 1.3 1 0.8 0.5
Russia -3.00 Aug/18 -2 -2 0 0
Saudi Arabia 3.00 Jun/16 5 5 5 5
Singapore 7.00 Jun/18 5 4 6 7
Slovakia 0.30 Aug/18 4.5 5.1 4.7 1.33
Slovenia 6.00 Aug/18 9 10 9 9
South Africa 38.00 Sep/18 30 28 30 32
South Korea 73.00 Aug/18 77.1 75 77 79.2
Spain -4.30 Aug/18 -2.6 0.5 1 0.8
Sri Lanka 78.00 Jun/18 75 81 83 81
Sweden 107.10 Aug/18 109 109 108 108
Switzerland 100.30 Aug/18 104 108 108 108
Thailand 51.40 Aug/18 51.2 52.5 50.1 50.8
Turkey 96.40 Aug/18 95 90 95 97
Uganda 56.26 Aug/18 56.51 55.4 58.23 58.31
Ukraine 118.30 Jun/18 115 114 113 112
United Kingdom -3.00 Sep/18 5 -8 -12 1
United States 61.30 Aug/18 55 54 53 55