Slovenia’s seasonally adjusted manufacturing business tendency indicator slipped to -9 in April 2026 from -8 in March, marking a continued deterioration in sentiment and the lowest reading since September 2025. The decline came as current production turned negative (-1 vs 1 in March), while demand conditions remained subdued, with both export and overall order books unchanged at -26, reflecting persistent weakness in external and domestic demand. Meanwhile, stocks of finished products edged up to 3 from 2, suggesting slower inventory turnover. Looking ahead, production expectations softened (2 vs 4) and prices are seen sharply higher (26 vs 10). Employment expectations improved slightly (4 vs 3), however, uncertainty remained elevated at 35, while the labour hoarding indicator held steady at 8, suggesting firms are retaining workers despite weaker activity. source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

Business Confidence in Slovenia decreased to -9 points in April from -8 points in March of 2026. Business Confidence in Slovenia averaged -1.94 points from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 15.00 points in June of 2000 and a record low of -39.00 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Slovenia Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Slovenia Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Business Confidence in Slovenia decreased to -9 points in April from -8 points in March of 2026. Business Confidence in Slovenia is expected to be -11.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Slovenia Business Confidence is projected to trend around 3.00 points in 2027 and 2.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-25 09:30 AM
Business Confidence
Mar -8 -8 -11
2026-04-24 08:30 AM
Business Confidence
Apr -9 -8 -11
2026-05-25 08:30 AM
Business Confidence
May -9


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -9.00 -8.00 points Apr 2026
Car Registrations 6535.00 4825.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories 197.70 36.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 3.80 -3.80 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production Mom 4.90 -0.10 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 6.40 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production -12.00 -1.10 percent Mar 2026


Slovenia Business Confidence
In Slovenia, business tendency in manufacturing sentiment indicator measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-9.00 -8.00 15.00 -39.00 1995 - 2026 points Monthly
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Slovenia Business Morale Weakens in April
Slovenia’s seasonally adjusted manufacturing business tendency indicator slipped to -9 in April 2026 from -8 in March, marking a continued deterioration in sentiment and the lowest reading since September 2025. The decline came as current production turned negative (-1 vs 1 in March), while demand conditions remained subdued, with both export and overall order books unchanged at -26, reflecting persistent weakness in external and domestic demand. Meanwhile, stocks of finished products edged up to 3 from 2, suggesting slower inventory turnover. Looking ahead, production expectations softened (2 vs 4) and prices are seen sharply higher (26 vs 10). Employment expectations improved slightly (4 vs 3), however, uncertainty remained elevated at 35, while the labour hoarding indicator held steady at 8, suggesting firms are retaining workers despite weaker activity.
2026-04-24
Slovenia Business Morale Steady in March
Slovenia’s seasonally adjusted manufacturing business tendency indicator stood at -8 in March 2026, unchanged from the previous month, marking a two-month low since June 2025. Production expectations held steady at 5, matching the prior reading in February, while export order books deteriorated further to -27 from -26, alongside a decline in overall order books to -26 from -25. At the same time, current production edged down to 2 from 3, stocks of finished products fell to 2 from 5, and selling price expectations eased to 10 from 13. Conversely, employment expectations improved to 3 from -1.
2026-03-25
Slovenia Business Morale Weakens to 8-Month Low
Slovenia’s seasonally adjusted business tendency indicator in manufacturing fell by 5 points to -8 in February 2026 from -3 in January, marking the lowest level since June 2025. Production expectations declined to 5 from 12 in January, while assessments of overall order books worsened to -23 from -22 and export order books slipped to -25 from -24. At the same time, employment expectations deteriorated sharply to -1 from a positive 8 in the previous month. Meanwhile, current production was unchanged at 3, while selling price expectations rose to 13 from 10 and stocks of finished products increased to 5 from 0.
2026-02-23