Small manufacturers' business sentiment index in Japan rose to 9 points in the second-quarter 2026 Tankan survey from 7 points in the previous quarter. Small Business Sentiment in Japan averaged -6.82 points from 1967 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 46.00 points in the third quarter of 1973 and a record low of -60.00 points in the fourth quarter of 1998. source: Bank of Japan
Small Business Sentiment in Japan is expected to be 4.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Small Business Sentiment is projected to trend around 6.00 points in 2027 and 3.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.