Denmark’s manufacturing confidence indicator fell to 92.5 in February 2026 from 93.1 in January, remaining below the long-term average of 100. Despite the decline, employment prospects remained steady at 2, and production expectations rose to 7, up from 2 last month. Meanwhile, on the broader front, the composite business indicator, which covers manufacturing, construction, retail, and services, increased to 103.3 from 102.2 in January. Confidence in construction declined to 99.3 from 101.2, while retail rose to 110.7 from 107.1, and services improved to 106.2 from 104.8. source: Statistics Denmark

Business Confidence in Denmark decreased to 92.50 points in February from 93.10 points in January of 2026. Business Confidence in Denmark averaged 99.98 points from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 120.40 points in October of 2021 and a record low of 55.60 points in April of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Denmark Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Denmark Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Business Confidence in Denmark decreased to 92.50 points in February from 93.10 points in January of 2026. Business Confidence in Denmark is expected to be 94.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Denmark Business Confidence is projected to trend around 101.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-23 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Jan 93.1 90.6 89.5
2026-02-20 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Feb 92.5 93.1 89
2026-03-20 07:00 AM
Business Confidence
Mar 92.5 94


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 372.00 492.00 Companies Jan 2026
Business Confidence 92.50 93.10 points Feb 2026
Car Registrations 12881.00 18531.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories -31.80 -14.90 DKK Billion Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY -6.50 -1.70 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 1.50 39.00 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -6.70 -2.50 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production MoM -1.00 -5.80 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 0.80 27.90 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 1.00 -4.00 points Jan 2026


Denmark Business Confidence
In Denmark, the tendency survey in manufacturing provides information on the current situation as well as expectations for the coming three months for the manufacturing industries. The most important variables used in the survey are production, employment, new orders, sales prices, investment plans and limits to production.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
92.50 93.10 120.40 55.60 1998 - 2026 points Monthly
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Denmark Business Confidence Down in February
Denmark’s manufacturing confidence indicator fell to 92.5 in February 2026 from 93.1 in January, remaining below the long-term average of 100. Despite the decline, employment prospects remained steady at 2, and production expectations rose to 7, up from 2 last month. Meanwhile, on the broader front, the composite business indicator, which covers manufacturing, construction, retail, and services, increased to 103.3 from 102.2 in January. Confidence in construction declined to 99.3 from 101.2, while retail rose to 110.7 from 107.1, and services improved to 106.2 from 104.8.
2026-02-20
Danish Business Confidence Rises to 5-Month High
Denmark’s manufacturing confidence indicator rose to 93.1 in January 2026 from 90.6 in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since August, although it remained well below the long-term average of 100. Employment prospects turned positive for the first time in five months (2 vs. -15 in December), however, production expectations weakened (2 vs 8). On the broader front, the composite business confidence indicator, which covers manufacturing, construction, retail, and services, fell marginally to 102.3 from 102.4 in December. Confidence improved in construction (101.7 vs 101.3) and retail (107.2 vs 104.2), while declined in services (104.8 vs 106.8).
2026-01-23
Danish Business Confidence Inches Higher
The manufacturing confidence indicator in Denmark inched up to 90.1 in December 2025, following an over two-year low of 89.0 in November. Still, the latest reading remained well below the long-term average of 100. The uptick was driven by improved household sentiment regarding production, which strengthened to 8 in December from 2 in November, suggesting a more optimistic outlook. At the same time, expectations regarding employment were notably less pessimistic, easing to -15 in December from -21, but stayed in negative territory for the fourth consecutive month. Meanwhile, the broader composite business confidence indicator, covering manufacturing, construction, retail, and services, rose to 101.9 from 101.2 in November. Confidence improved in services (106.3 vs. 104.5), while construction slipped slightly (100.6 vs. 101.1) and retail sentiment weakened notably (104.3 vs. 109.2).
2025-12-22