Business Confidence in Austria increased to -12.40 points in December from -13 points in November of 2025. Business Confidence in Austria averaged -4.61 points from 1985 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.70 points in June of 2021 and a record low of -37.60 points in March of 2009. source: European Commission

Business Confidence in Austria is expected to be -8.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Austria Business Confidence is projected to trend around -8.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -12.40 -13.00 points Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization 82.10 83.00 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 27567.00 28378.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 1811.81 1598.98 EUR Million Sep 2025
Corruption Index 67.00 71.00 Points Dec 2024
Corruption Rank 25.00 20.00 Dec 2024
Electricity Production 5500.89 5947.43 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.30 3.30 percent Nov 2025
Industrial Production Mom -1.00 0.30 percent Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production 2.50 5.30 percent Nov 2025
Mining Production -17.70 -3.70 percent Nov 2025
New Orders 98.40 110.50 points Nov 2025


Austria Business Confidence
In Austria, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-12.40 -13.00 19.70 -37.60 1985 - 2025 points Monthly
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