Slovakia Business Confidence

Last Release

Jan 31, 2026

Actual

-0.3

Units In

Points

3.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 26, 2026

Time to Release

25 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22.3 May 2007	-42.3 Apr 2020	-0.16 Points	1993-2026	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

In Slovakia, the confidence indicator in industry measures the level of optimism that companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic confidence indicator in industry is a composite indicator calculated as an arithmetic average of balances of the demand, stock of finished goods (with an opposite sign) and the expected production.

Latest Updates

Slovakia’s industrial confidence indicator dropped by 4 points month-on-month to -0.3 in January 2026, reversing from a 3.7 increase in the previous month. The employment outlook turned negative (-6 vs 2), while the assessment of current export orders dropped further (-18 vs -15). Expected production also became less optimistic (17 vs 29), particularly in food, beverages, and tobacco products (-17 vs 4) and chemicals and chemical products (-42 vs -11). Meanwhile, assessment on current level of orders became less pessimistic (-14 vs -18), as well as the current industrial production (-5 vs -15). In addition, selling price expectations turned positive (6 vs -1), and finished goods stocks improved to 4 from 0.