Switzerland Business Confidence

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

101.7

Units In

Points

101.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 30, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 22 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
143.7 May 2021	49.5 May 2020	99.53 Points	1991-2025	Swiss Economic Institute (KOF)

In Switzerland, the KOF Swiss Economic Institute economic barometer 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. The KOF economic barometer is based on a multi-sectoral design with three modules. The 2014 version comprises 219 indicator variables, which are combined based on statistically determined weights. The most important module is GDP, which excludes construction and banking sectors and accounts for more than 90% of Swiss GDP.

Latest Updates

Switzerland’s KOF Economic Barometer rose to 101.7 in November 2025 from 101.5 in October, slightly above market expectations of 101.5. This was the highest level since March and remains above the medium-term average, indicating a continued improvement in the economic outlook. Indicator bundles for foreign demand and private consumption show a favorable trend. However, on the production side, the indicators for financial and insurance services and construction weakened. In the producing industries (manufacturing and construction), many indicators showed negative developments, particularly employment prospects and stocks of intermediate goods, though these were partly offset by a positive outlook for exports. Within manufacturing, the outlook is mixed. the chemical and pharmaceutical industries showed improving momentum, while the paper and printing and metal sectors deteriorates.