Country comparison
Business Confidence by Country
Business confidence indices summarise corporate executives' assessments of current conditions and expectations. The IFO (Germany), Tankan (Japan), NAB (Australia), and ISM (US, indirectly) are the most-watched series.
Why compare Business Confidence across countries?
Business confidence leads capex and hiring decisions. Sharp drops typically precede slowdowns in industrial production and employment, which feed into the central-bank reaction function and therefore into the currency.
How to read the country list
Watch the level vs long-run mean and the direction over three to six months. Forward-looking sub-indices (expectations, future orders) lead the present-situation reading.
Supported countries
Filter by country, currency, source, cadence, or unit.
| Country / Currency | Frequency | Unit | Source | History | Links |
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United Arab Emirates
AED / UAE Dirham
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Central Bank of the UAE / Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Australia
AUD / Australian Dollar
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Quarterly | Index (0-100 normalized) | ABS | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Brazil
BRL / Brazilian Real
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Banco Central do Brasil / IPEA | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Canada
CAD / Canadian Dollar
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Quarterly | Index (0-100 normalized) | National Statistics Office | History from 2003-09-30 (22.7 years) | |
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Switzerland
CHF / Swiss Franc
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | SECO / KOF | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Denmark
DKK / Danish Krone
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Statistics Denmark | History from 2010-01-31 (16.4 years) | |
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Eurozone
EUR / Euro
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | European Commission (DG ECFIN) | History from 1985-01-31 (41.4 years) | |
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Indonesia
IDR / Indonesian Rupiah
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Quarterly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Bank Indonesia | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Israel
ILS / Israeli New Shekel
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Israel Central Bureau of Statistics | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Japan
JPY / Japanese Yen
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Quarterly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Bank of Japan | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Peru
PEN / Peruvian Sol
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Central Reserve Bank of Peru | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Poland
PLN / Polish Zloty
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Central Statistical Office (GUS) | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Sweden
SEK / Swedish Krona
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | National Institute of Economic Research | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Thailand
THB / Thai Baht
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Bank of Thailand | Coverage metadata updating | |
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Taiwan
TWD / New Taiwan Dollar
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | National Development Council | Coverage metadata updating | |
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United States
USD / US Dollar
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Monthly | Index (0-100 normalized) | Federal Reserve Banks | Coverage metadata updating |