Consumer confidence in the Netherlands fell sharply to -44 in April 2026 from -30 in March, marking the lowest reading since February 2023 and the second-largest monthly decline since records began in 1986. Households’ assessment of the economic climate deteriorated significantly, with the index plunging to -72 from -54, reflecting markedly more pessimistic views of both current conditions and the outlook for the coming year. Perceptions of the economic situation over the past twelve months and expectations for the next twelve months both weakened further, contributing to the broad-based decline in sentiment. Willingness to buy also dropped sharply to -26 from -15, its steepest fall since April 2020, indicating a stronger reluctance among households to make large purchases. Views on personal financial conditions deteriorated as well, with consumers becoming more negative about both their financial situation over the past year and their expectations for the year ahead. source: Statistics Netherlands

Consumer Confidence in Netherlands decreased to -44 points in April from -30 points in March of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Netherlands averaged -3.91 points from 1986 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.00 points in January of 2000 and a record low of -59.00 points in September of 2022. This page provides - Netherlands Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Netherlands Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Netherlands decreased to -44 points in April from -30 points in March of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Netherlands is expected to be -33.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -24.00 points in 2027 and -20.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-23 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Mar -30.0 -24.0 -37
2026-04-22 04:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Apr -44.0 -30.0 -31
2026-05-20 04:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
May -44.0


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -44.00 -30.00 points Apr 2026
Consumer Spending 105502.00 105304.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 487078.00 440338.00 EUR Million Dec 2023
Household Consumption YoY -0.50 -0.30 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.30 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 1.30 1.60 percent Feb 2026


Netherlands Consumer Confidence
In the Netherlands, the Consumer Confidence survey is made by phone and covers 1,000 households. The questions cover the consumer’s assessments on national economy and own financial situation for the past 12 months and expectations for the coming 12 months. The index is then calculated as a difference between the percentage of participants that are optimistic and the share that is pessimistic. Therefore, the index takes a value between -100 (all respondents assess their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-44.00 -30.00 36.00 -59.00 1986 - 2026 points Monthly
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Dutch Consumer Confidence Weakest Since 2023
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands fell sharply to -44 in April 2026 from -30 in March, marking the lowest reading since February 2023 and the second-largest monthly decline since records began in 1986. Households’ assessment of the economic climate deteriorated significantly, with the index plunging to -72 from -54, reflecting markedly more pessimistic views of both current conditions and the outlook for the coming year. Perceptions of the economic situation over the past twelve months and expectations for the next twelve months both weakened further, contributing to the broad-based decline in sentiment. Willingness to buy also dropped sharply to -26 from -15, its steepest fall since April 2020, indicating a stronger reluctance among households to make large purchases. Views on personal financial conditions deteriorated as well, with consumers becoming more negative about both their financial situation over the past year and their expectations for the year ahead.
2026-04-22
Dutch Consumer Morale Deteriorates in March
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands declined to -30 in March 2026 from -24 in February, the weakest reading since late September, and representing the largest monthly drop in four years. Households’ assessment of the economic climate deteriorated further, with the index falling to -54 from -42 in February, reflecting more pessimistic views of overall economic conditions. Perceptions of the economic situation over the past twelve months dropped to -55 from -47, and expectations for the next twelve months also weakened to -52 from -38, showing a broad-based decline in confidence. Households’ evaluation of their financial situation over the past year edged down to -10 from -8, while expectations for the next twelve months turned negative at -3 from 1. Willingness to buy decreased slightly to -15 from -11, indicating lower consumer readiness for purchases, and views on the timing for major purchases worsened to -32 from -28.
2026-03-23
Dutch Consumer Morale Slightly Weakens
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands declined slightly to -24 in February 2026 from -23 in January, pointing to a modest deterioration in household sentiment. Views on the economic climate weakened further, with the index falling to -42 from -40 in January, reflecting more pessimistic assessments of overall economic conditions. Expectations for the economic situation over the next twelve months also weakened to -38 from -32, although perceptions of the past twelve months improved somewhat to -47 from -49. Meanwhile, households’ assessment of their financial situation over the past year strengthened slightly to -8 from -9, while expectations for the next twelve months softened to 1 from 2. Willingness to buy edged up to -11 from -12, indicating a small improvement, while views on whether it is a favorable time for major purchases remained unchanged at -28.
2026-02-19