Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 2.8 percentage points to -0.1% in June 2026, marking its strongest reading since February. The improvement was driven by a 12.9 percentage point increase in production expectations for the next quarter and a 1.7 percentage point decline in inventory levels, partly offset by a 6.2 percentage point drop in current order volumes. Compared with June 2025, the industrial confidence indicator declined by 1.6 percentage points. source: Fedesarrollo

Business Confidence in Colombia increased to -0.10 points in June from -2.90 points in May of 2026. Business Confidence in Colombia averaged 0.14 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 August of 2026.

Business Confidence in Colombia increased to -0.10 points in June from -2.90 points in May of 2026. Business Confidence in Colombia is expected to be -0.30 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
2026-06-30 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
May -2.9% -1.9% -1.1%
2026-07-30 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Jun -0.1% -2.9% -2.2%
2026-08-27 03:00 PM
Business Confidence
Jul -0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -0.10 -2.90 points Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.60 77.50 percent Jan 2026
Car Registrations 28136.00 26787.00 Units May 2026
Cement Production YoY 1144100.00 1268600.00 Tonnes Jun 2026
Corruption Index 37.00 39.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 99.00 92.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.40 2.00 percent May 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.09 1.12 percent May 2026
ISE Economic Activity YoY 4.10 3.34 percent May 2026
Total Vehicle Sales 6747.00 5962.00 Units May 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
-0.10 -2.90 20.40 -35.80 1980 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Colombia Industrial Confidence Improves
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 2.8 percentage points to -0.1% in June 2026, marking its strongest reading since February. The improvement was driven by a 12.9 percentage point increase in production expectations for the next quarter and a 1.7 percentage point decline in inventory levels, partly offset by a 6.2 percentage point drop in current order volumes. Compared with June 2025, the industrial confidence indicator declined by 1.6 percentage points.
2026-07-30
Colombia Industrial Confidence Falls in May
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator fell by 1.0 percentage point month-over-month to -2.9% in May 2026, signaling weaker sentiment in the manufacturing sector. The decline was mainly driven by a 4.2 percentage points increase in inventory levels and a 2.1 percentage points drop in production expectations for the next quarter. These negative factors were partly offset by a 3.1 percentage points increase in current order volumes. Compared with May 2025, industrial confidence deteriorated by 9.0 percentage points.
2026-06-30
Colombia Industrial Confidence Improves in April
Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator rose by 0.4 percentage points to 1.9% in April 2026 from the previous month. The increase was mainly driven by a 4.2 pp rise in production expectations for the next quarter to 19.6%. This was partially offset by a 3.0 pp decline in current order volume to -27.7% and a slight increase in stock levels to -2.5%. Compared with the same month of 2025, the industrial confidence indicator fell by 1.6 percentage points.
2026-05-28