The business confidence barometer in Belgium fell to -1.8 in June of 2022 from 1.8 in the prior month, the lowest reading since February of 2021. Sentiment deteriorated in the manufacturing industry (-3 vs 1 in May) amid lower demand expectations and business-related services (8.5 vs 12.4) due to a decline in assessment of activity. Confidence also fell for trade (-10.7 vs -7.9) and the building industry (-4.1 vs -2). source: National Bank of Belgium

Business Confidence in Belgium averaged -6.87 points from 1980 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 10.10 points in July of 2021 and a record low of -36.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Belgium Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Belgium Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2022.

Business Confidence in Belgium is expected to be 1.10 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Belgium Business Confidence is projected to trend around 3.40 points in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Belgium Business Confidence



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-23 01:00 PM May 1.8 2.4 2.8
2022-06-24 01:00 PM Jun -1.8 1.8 1.1
2022-07-26 01:00 PM Jul -1.8


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Belgium Business Confidence
In Belgium, the business confidence survey measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the current economic situation and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects in the next three months. Every month, a panel of around 6000 business leaders is contacted.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.80 1.80 10.10 -36.10 1980 - 2022 points Monthly

News Stream
Belgium Business Morale at 16-Month Low
The business confidence barometer in Belgium fell to -1.8 in June of 2022 from 1.8 in the prior month, the lowest reading since February of 2021. Sentiment deteriorated in the manufacturing industry (-3 vs 1 in May) amid lower demand expectations and business-related services (8.5 vs 12.4) due to a decline in assessment of activity. Confidence also fell for trade (-10.7 vs -7.9) and the building industry (-4.1 vs -2).
2022-06-24
Belgium Business Morale Dips Slightly in May
The business confidence barometer in Belgium fell to 1.8 points in May of 2022 from 2.4 in the prior month. Sentiments deteriorated sharply for building industry (-2 vs 2.2 in April), and trade (-7.9 vs 0.3). Meanwhile business confidence rose slightly in business related services (12.4 vs 11.7) amid more favourable forecasts of market demand, following last month’s sharp decline. Also, confidence revived to a small extent in manufacturing industry (1 vs 0.5) due to a more positive assessment of the current level of order books and an improvement in demand expectations.
2022-05-23
Belgium Business Morale Rebounds in April
The business confidence barometer in Belgium rose to 2.4 points in April of 2022, rebounding from the one-year low of 0.4 in the prior month. Sentiment significantly rebounded for trade (0.3 vs -6.5 in March), largely due to higher intentions of placing orders and demand expectations. Sentiment also rebounded for the manufacturing industry (0.5 vs -2.7) and improved in the building industry (2.1 vs 1.2). On the other hand, confidence eased for business-related services (11.7 vs 15.1).
2022-04-25