Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator stood at -1.5% in January 2026, falling 0.8 percentage points from the previous month. The monthly decline was driven by an 11.7 pp drop in the current volume of orders and a 2.7 pp increase in inventories, partly offset by an 11.9 pp increase in production expectations for the next quarter. On a year-on-year basis, industrial confidence fell by 3.5 pp compared with January 2025. source: Fedesarrollo

Business Confidence in Colombia decreased to -1.50 points in January from -0.70 points in December of 2025. Business Confidence in Colombia averaged 0.15 points from 1980 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 20.40 points in September of 2021 and a record low of -35.80 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Colombia Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Colombia Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Business Confidence in Colombia decreased to -1.50 points in January from -0.70 points in December of 2025. Business Confidence in Colombia is expected to be 3.90 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Business Confidence is projected to trend around 0.70 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-28 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Dec -0.7 -4.3 -2
2026-02-25 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Jan -1.5% -0.7 0.9
2026-03-26 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Feb -1.5% -1.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -1.50 -0.70 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.50 78.60 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 19969.00 30135.00 Units Jan 2026
Cement Production YoY 1181163.00 1208951.06 Tonnes Dec 2025
Corruption Index 37.00 39.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 99.00 92.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.60 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom -1.32 0.09 percent Dec 2025
ISE Economic Activity YoY 1.70 2.50 percent Dec 2025
Total Vehicle Sales 6755.00 6963.00 Units Dec 2025


Colombia Business Confidence
In Colombia, the business confidence index (ICI), measures the level of optimism that business executives in industrial and commercial sectors have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. The index also assesses the expectations regarding investment climate, export activity, capacity utilization and employment. The index varies on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.50 -0.70 20.40 -35.80 1980 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Industrial Confidence in Colombia Recovers Slightly in December
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator stood at -0.7% in December 2025, rising 3.6 percentage points from the previous month. The monthly improvement was driven by a 13.7 pp increase in production expectations for the next quarter and a 5.0 pp decline in inventories, partly offset by a 7.6 pp drop in the current volume of orders. On a year-on-year basis, industrial confidence fell by 0.5 pp compared with December 2024.
2026-01-28
Colombian Business Sentiment Drops to 18-Month Low
The industrial confidence indicator for Colombia stood at -4.3 in November 2025, down from October’s reading of 4.9 and marking an eighteen-month low. This decrease was primarily driven by weaker production expectations for the next quarter (-0.7 vs. 22.2 in October) and a decrease in stock levels (-0.4 vs. 0.4), while the volume of current orders worsened (-12.7 vs. -7.0). By comparison, the confidence indicator stood lower at -2.8 a year earlier.
2025-12-30
Colombian Business Sentiment Weakens to 4-Month Low
The industrial confidence indicator for Colombia stood at 4.9 in October 2025, down from September’s reading of 9.0 and marking a four-month low. This decrease was primarily driven by weaker production expectations for the next quarter (22.2 vs. 38.5 in September) and an increase in stock levels (0.4 vs. -4.5), while the volume of current orders improved (-7.0 vs. -15.9). By comparison, the confidence indicator stood lower at -0.4 a year earlier.
2025-11-26