Portugal's business confidence indicator stood at 2.8 in July 2026, unchanged from the previous month, when it reached its highest level since March. Confidence improved in construction and public works (4.6 vs 4.3), supported by stronger employment prospects and more favorable assessments of order books. Manufacturing sentiment also edged up, though remaining in negative territory (-4.3 vs -4.4). In contrast, trade confidence weakened to 3.7 from 4.2, reflecting less favorable assessments of sales volumes and activity expectations for the next three months. Meanwhile, confidence in the services sector eased slightly to 8.4 from 8.5, as weaker views on order books and demand prospects more than offset other factors. source: Statistics Portugal
Business Confidence in Portugal remained unchanged at 2.80 points in July. Business Confidence in Portugal averaged 1.73 points from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.80 points in April of 1998 and a record low of -6.40 points in June of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Portugal Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Portugal Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.
Business Confidence in Portugal remained unchanged at 2.80 points in July. Business Confidence in Portugal is expected to be 2.80 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Portugal Business Confidence is projected to trend around 2.60 points in 2027 and 2.50 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.