Austria Business Confidence Growth
Key information about Austria Business Confidence Growth
- Austria Business Confidence grew 1.0 % in Feb 2026, compared with an increase of 7.0 % YoY in the previous month.
- Austria Business Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Feb 2026, with an averaged rate of 5.0 %.
- The data reached an all-high of 44.0 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -40.0 % in Mar 2009.
CEIC calculates Business Confidence Change from monthly Industrial Confidence Indicator. Oesterreichische Nationalbank provides Industrial Confidence Indicator with range from -100 to 100 with neutral point 0. Business Confidence covers Manufacturing sector only.
View Austria's Business Confidence Growth from Jan 1986 to Feb 2026 in the chart:
What was Austria's Business Confidence Growth in Feb 2026?
Austria Business Confidence grew 1.0 % in Feb 2026, compared with an increase of 7.0 % YoY in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 Feb 2026 | 7.0 Jan 2026 | -40.0 Mar 2009 | 44.0 Apr 2021 | % Point | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
Business Confidence Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (% Point) | -3.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (% Point) | -3.7 Jun 2016 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Jun 2016 |
| Australia (% Point) | -2.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (% Point) | 1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Belarus (% Point) | -9.6 Aug 2014 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Aug 2014 |
| Belgium (% Point) | -1.5 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2026 |
| Brazil (% Point) | -9.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Nov 2025 |
| Bulgaria (% Point) | -4.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| Canada (% Point) | 2.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| Chile (% Point) | 2.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Nov 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| China (% Point) | -2.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2026 |
| Colombia (% Point) | -3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (% Point) | -2.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Cyprus (% Point) | -12.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Czech Republic (% Point) | 3.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| Denmark (% Point) | -23.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Ecuador (% Point) | -1.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 2011 - Jan 2026 |
| Estonia (% Point) | -1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| European Union (% Point) | 2.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Finland (% Point) | 9.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| France (% Point) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Georgia (% Point) | 12.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Mar 2026 |
| Germany (% Point) | 10.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 11.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (% Point) | -2.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (% Point) | 7.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Hungary (% Point) | 0.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Iceland (% Point) | -129.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| India (% Point) | 2.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Indonesia (% Point) | 3.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2026 |
| Israel (% Point) | -6.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Feb 2026 |
| Italy (% Point) | 1.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Japan (% Point) | 3.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Kazakhstan (% Point) | 1.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| South Korea (% Point) | 8.0 Mar 2026 | monthly | Feb 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Latvia (% Point) | 2.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Lithuania (% Point) | 2.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Luxembourg (% Point) | -14.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (% Point) | -2.9 Dec 2022 | monthly | Apr 2002 - Dec 2022 |
| Malaysia (% Point) | 25.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (% Point) | 37.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Mauritius (% Point) | -9.1 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2019 |
| Mexico (% Point) | -4.6 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Mozambique (% Point) | 8.9 Jun 2021 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jun 2021 |
| Netherlands (% Point) | 2.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (% Point) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Nigeria (% Point) | 12.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| Norway (% Point) | 6.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (% Point) | 3.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Apr 2014 - Oct 2025 |
| Peru (% Point) | -8.7 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Philippines (% Point) | -15.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (% Point) | 3.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Nov 2025 |
| Portugal (% Point) | 3.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Feb 2026 |
| Qatar (% Point) | -3.6 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Mar 2020 |
| Romania (% Point) | 0.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Feb 2026 |
| Russia (% Point) | -4.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Feb 2026 |
| Serbia (% Point) | -5.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | May 2014 - Jan 2026 |
| Singapore (% Point) | -0.2 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Slovakia (% Point) | -0.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2026 |
| Slovenia (% Point) | -1.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | May 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (% Point) | 4.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Sep 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Spain (% Point) | 2.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (% Point) | 5.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | May 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Sweden (% Point) | 5.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Nov 1995 - Feb 2026 |
| Switzerland (% Point) | -4.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Taiwan, China (% Point) | -3.2 Mar 2018 | monthly | May 2013 - Mar 2018 |
| Thailand (% Point) | 1.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Turkey (% Point) | 1.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| Ukraine (% Point) | -2.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| United Kingdom (% Point) | 8.4 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2020 |
| United States (% Point) | 4.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1949 - Feb 2026 |
| Uruguay (% Point) | -6.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Oct 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,578.917 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 41,705.785 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 28.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 497,437.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 83.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 329.753 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 497.923 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 308.557 2030 | yearly | 1988 - 2030 |
| General Govt Debt: Maastricht Definition (EUR mn) | 423,892.020 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| OeNB Forecast: Government Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.600 2027 | yearly | 2017 - 2027 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes (EUR mn) | 18,059.397 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Current Taxes on Income & Wealth (EUR mn) | 17,612.794 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Net Lending/Borrowing (EUR mn) | -3,918.448 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Production & Imports Taxes: ow VAT Type (EUR mn) | 10,044.394 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Expenditure (EUR mn) | 67,078.943 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Revenue (EUR mn) | 63,160.495 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: Social Contributions Receivable: ow Actual (EUR mn) | 19,163.121 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Govt Revenue: CT: Capital Taxes (EUR mn) | 17.898 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Federal Govt Debt (EUR mn) | 314,510.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.261 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,523.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 16,884.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 6.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,249,777.714 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,082,393.332 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 14,486,621.329 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 18,407.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 13.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1954 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,915,709.945 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 7,801,536.068 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,266.024 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1962 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 654.921 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 466.365 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,872.440 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 1,081.148 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: ow France (EUR mn) | 531.868 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 3,944.635 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 898.532 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 834.664 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow Czech Republic (EUR mn) | 611.816 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow Italy (EUR mn) | 942.748 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow Germany (EUR mn) | 5,157.852 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow China (EUR mn) | 1,599.009 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) | 835.289 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: ow USA (EUR mn) | 559.283 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports (EUR mn) | 14,418.504 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports (EUR mn) | 15,719.642 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Dec 2025 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.677 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.0 Jun 2025 | semiannually | Dec 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 42.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 31,220.736 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 377,484.238 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 548,539.101 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 4,883.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 0.801 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 46,985.357 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 618,660.600 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 0.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -100.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 248.263 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 748.367 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1974 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 251,207.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 563,693.664 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.00 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 85.81 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 317,614.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: Austrian Contribution (AC): M3 (EUR mn) | 467,834.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Monetary Agg: Euro Area: AC: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 461,539.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 52,014.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 4,387.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (EUR mn) | 39,744.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Feb 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Consumer (EUR mn) | 18,440.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: Nonfinancial Corporations (EUR mn) | 242,365.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area Households: Housing Purposes (EUR mn) | 137,744.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 1.0 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Feb 2026 |
| Business Climate Index (BCI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa) (%) | -0.435 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%) | -6.175 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Services (%) | 3.658 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| BCI: sa: Sectoral: Construction (%) | -1.388 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Industrial: sa (%) | -15.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Feb 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Services: sa (%) | 9.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Oct 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Retail Trade: sa (%) | -2.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Confidence Indicator: Consumer: sa (%) | -2.000 Jan 2019 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jan 2019 |
| Economic Sentiment Indicator: sa (%) | 106.500 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Jan 2019 |
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