Slovakia Business Confidence

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

3.7

Units In

Points

-8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 29, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22.3 May 2007	-42.3 Apr 2020	-0.16 Points	1993-2025	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

The industrial confidence indicator in Slovakia rose by 11.7 points to 3.7 in December 2025, rebounding from -8 in the previous month and marking the highest reading since December 2024. The improvement was mainly driven by a significant increase in expected production (29 vs -1 in November), particularly in enterprises engaged in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, transport equipment, and the chemical industry. The current level of orders also declined less (-18 vs -25), most notably in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, and other non-metallic mineral products, along with the current level of export orders (-18 vs -23). Meanwhile, selling price expectations deteriorated (-1 vs 8), while the employment outlook also weakened (2 vs 4).