The general business climate indicator for manufacturing in Poland fell to -5.2 in March 2026, down from -3.2 in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since December 2025. The indicator remained below its long-term average of +0.5, as confidence weakened in accommodation and catering (3.7 vs 8.1) and information and communication (10.7 vs 11.7), while conditions deteriorated further in industrial processing (-5.2 vs -3.2) and transportation and storage (-3.4 vs -0.1). Meanwhile, some sectors showed improvement, particularly construction (-2.8 vs -4.7) and retail trade (-1.3 vs -2.1), while sentiment strengthened in wholesale (2.5 vs 1.4) and financial and insurance activities (26.8 vs 25.1). source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)

Business Confidence in Poland decreased to -5.20 points in March from -3.20 points in February of 2026. Business Confidence in Poland averaged 1.10 points from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 24.90 points in May of 2007 and a record low of -44.20 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Poland Business Confidence - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on April of 2026.

Business Confidence in Poland decreased to -5.20 points in March from -3.20 points in February of 2026. Business Confidence in Poland is expected to be -7.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland Business Confidence is projected to trend around 3.00 points in 2027 and 4.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-20 09:00 AM
Business Confidence
Feb -3.2 -4.1 -8.5
2026-03-20 09:00 AM
Business Confidence
Mar -5.2 -3.2 -7
2026-04-22 07:30 AM
Business Confidence
Apr -5.2


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -5.20 -3.20 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 77.90 78.30 percent Mar 2026
Car Production 6.10 7.20 Thousand Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 12445.80 12974.20 PLN Million Dec 2025
Corporate Profits 233896.70 159411.00 PLN Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 1.50 -1.50 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production 0.20 -3.20 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production 19.60 5.50 percent Feb 2026
New Orders 103.20 100.60 points Feb 2026


Poland Business Confidence
In Poland, business tendency survey in manufacturing is based on a survey of 3500 companies producing consumer, investment and supply goods. The business tendency questionnaires contain questions related to the basic features of the economic situation in industry: general economic situation of the company, order-books, production, stocks, financial situation, employment, prices, production capacity, capacity utilization, duration of assured production, limits to activity, competitive position. On the basis of gathered replies indicators are calculated. These indicators are weighted by the value of sold production of manufacturing in current prices and their range varies from -100 to +100. Positive value means good business situation, negative – bad one. Increase (decrease) of indicator means improving (worsening) of the business situation from the enterprises point of view.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.20 -3.20 24.90 -44.20 1993 - 2026 points Monthly

News Stream
Poland Industry Confidence Falls in March
The general business climate indicator for manufacturing in Poland fell to -5.2 in March 2026, down from -3.2 in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since December 2025. The indicator remained below its long-term average of +0.5, as confidence weakened in accommodation and catering (3.7 vs 8.1) and information and communication (10.7 vs 11.7), while conditions deteriorated further in industrial processing (-5.2 vs -3.2) and transportation and storage (-3.4 vs -0.1). Meanwhile, some sectors showed improvement, particularly construction (-2.8 vs -4.7) and retail trade (-1.3 vs -2.1), while sentiment strengthened in wholesale (2.5 vs 1.4) and financial and insurance activities (26.8 vs 25.1).
2026-03-20
Poland Manufacturing Morale Hits 2021-High
The general business climate indicator for manufacturing in Poland rose to -3.2 in February 2026 from -4.1 in the previous month. It marked the highest reading since August 2021, although the indicator remained below its long-term average of +0.5. Other sectors also showed improvements, particularly construction (-4.7 vs -5.6), retail trade (-2.1 vs -2.7), and transportation and storage (-0.1 vs -0.4). In contrast, sentiment weakened in information and communication (11.7 vs 12.1) and financial and insurance activities (25.1 vs 25.4).
2026-02-20
Poland Manufacturing Confidence Improves in January
The general business climate indicator for manufacturing in Poland rose to -4.1 in January 2026 from a one-year low of -11.6 in December 2025. Despite the improvement, the indicator remained below its long-term mean of +0.5. Most companies expected the prices of services or raw materials to increase at a slower pace in both the near term (47.5) and the longer term (51). Aside from the manufacturing sector, the construction sector (-5.6) also gave the most pessimistic assessment, with the indicator also remaining below the long-term mean of -3.6. In contrast, the financial and insurance sector continued to show the most positive sentiment (25.4), broadly in line with its long-term average.
2026-01-22