Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 2.5 percentage points to 8.3% in September 2026, up from the previous month, reaching its highest level since September 2025. The improvement was driven by a 6 percentage point decline in inventory levels and a 2.9 percentage point increase in current order volumes. However, the gains were partially offset by a 1.6 percentage point drop in production expectations for the next quarter. Despite the monthly improvement, industrial confidence remained below its year-earlier level, falling by 0.7 percentage points from 9% in September 2025. source: Fedesarrollo

Business Confidence in Colombia increased to 8.30 points in September from 5.80 points in August of 2026. Business Confidence in Colombia averaged 0.17 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 October of 2026.

Business Confidence in Colombia increased to 8.30 points in September from 5.80 points in August of 2026. Business Confidence in Colombia is expected to be 0.50 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 1.40 points in 2027 and 1.10 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Aug 5.8% 6.1% 5.0%
2026-10-29 02:10 PM
Business Confidence
Sep 8.3% 5.8% -0.3%
2026-11-26 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Oct 8.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 8.30 5.80 points Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization 79.50 78.20 percent Apr 2026
Car Registrations 33835.00 27124.00 Units Sep 2026
Cement Production YoY 1263056.00 1233855.00 Tonnes Sep 2026
Corruption Index 37.00 39.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 99.00 92.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -3.70 -2.30 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production Mom -4.05 -0.10 percent Aug 2026
ISE Economic Activity YoY -0.04 1.11 percent Aug 2026
Total Vehicle Sales 5801.00 6972.00 Units Aug 2026


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
8.30 5.80 20.40 -35.80 1980 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Colombia Industrial Confidence Rises to Highest in a Year
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 2.5 percentage points to 8.3% in September 2026, up from the previous month, reaching its highest level since September 2025. The improvement was driven by a 6 percentage point decline in inventory levels and a 2.9 percentage point increase in current order volumes. However, the gains were partially offset by a 1.6 percentage point drop in production expectations for the next quarter. Despite the monthly improvement, industrial confidence remained below its year-earlier level, falling by 0.7 percentage points from 9% in September 2025.
2026-10-29
Colombia Industrial Confidence Eases in August
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator fell 0.3 percentage point to 5.8% in August 2026 from the previous month. The monthly decline was driven by a 6.7-percentage-point increase in stock levels to 0%, partially offset by a 3.6-percentage-point increase in the current volume of orders to -22.6% and a 2.4-percentage-point rise in production expectations for the next quarter to 40.1%. Compared with August 2025, the Industrial Confidence Index increased by 0.5 percentage point.
2026-09-30
Colombia Industrial Confidence Rebounds in July
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose 6.2 percentage points to 6.1% in July 2026 from the previous month, marking its strongest reading since October 2025 and the first positive reading since February. The monthly improvement was driven by a 7.3-point increase in production expectations for the next quarter to 37.7%, a 6.7-point decline in inventories to -6.7%, and a 4.6-point increase in the current volume of orders to -26.2%. However, compared with July 2025, the industrial confidence indicator declined 0.6 percentage points.
2026-08-27