Slovakia Business Confidence

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-3

Units In

Points

-7.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 27, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22.3 May 2007	-42.3 Apr 2020	-0.12 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 4.3 points to -3 in July 2025 from -7.3 in the previous month. The improvement was driven by expectation turning significantly positive for the growth of industrial production (10 vs -3 in June), particularly for manufacture of other non-metallic products (46 vs -31) and computer, electronic, and optical products (30 vs -25). At the same time, expectations for selling prices stalled (0 vs -2), while it remained unchanged for employment (at -3). Meanwhile, firms reported a continued decrease in current order level (-20 vs -17) and export orders (-15 vs -13). Moreover, stocks declined for current industrial production (-4 vs 10) and finished goods (-1 vs 2).