Germany’s Ifo Expectations Index rose to 90.4 in September 2026, the highest reading since November 2025 and comfortably above the market expectation of 89.3, suggesting that business sentiment in Europe’s largest economy is continuing to improve despite an energy price shock that has pushed fuel costs to record highs. source: Ifo Institute

Ifo Expectations in Germany averaged 95.15 points from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.10 points in November of 2010 and a record low of 71.10 points in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Ifo Expectations. Germany Ifo Expectations - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Ifo Expectations in Germany is expected to be 88.70 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Ifo Expectations is projected to trend around 95.10 points in 2027 and 98.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-25 08:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Aug 89.1 86.8 87.5 87.1
2026-09-24 08:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Sep 90.4 89.0 89.3 88.7
2026-10-26 09:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Oct 90.4


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Ifo Business Climate 89.90 88.80 points Sep 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.90 78.20 percent Sep 2026
Ifo Current Conditions 89.50 88.50 points Sep 2026
Ifo Expectations 90.40 89.00 points Sep 2026


Germany Ifo Expectations
Expectations With Regard to Business Developments in the Next 6 Months.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
90.40 89.00 106.10 71.10 2005 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, SA