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EU countries by consumer confidence indicator

Malta had the highest consumer confidence indicator of 27 EU countries in March 2026, at 1.8 balance, percentage points. Greece had the lowest, at -52.5 balance, percentage points. The median was -18.1 balance, percentage points and the figure for the European Union (27) was -15.8 balance, percentage points. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1.8Malta
Lowest-52.5Greece
Median-18.127 EU countries
European Union (27)-15.8History

Map of EU countries, March 2026

Austria: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsBelgium: -18.3 balance, percentage pointsBulgaria: -25.6 balance, percentage pointsCyprus: -26.2 balance, percentage pointsCzechia: -1.1 balance, percentage pointsGermany: -13.5 balance, percentage pointsDenmark: -8.3 balance, percentage pointsEstonia: -29.7 balance, percentage pointsSpain: -3 balance, percentage pointsFinland: -11.5 balance, percentage pointsFrance: -17.1 balance, percentage pointsGreece: -52.5 balance, percentage pointsCroatia: -10.7 balance, percentage pointsHungary: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsIreland: -23.4 balance, percentage pointsItaly: -20.1 balance, percentage pointsLithuania: -2.5 balance, percentage pointsLuxembourg: -15.4 balance, percentage pointsLatvia: -9.3 balance, percentage pointsMalta: 1.8 balance, percentage pointsNetherlands: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsPoland: -15 balance, percentage pointsPortugal: -25.4 balance, percentage pointsRomania: -32.1 balance, percentage pointsSweden: -4.4 balance, percentage pointsSlovenia: -22.2 balance, percentage pointsSlovakia: -25.4 balance, percentage points
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balance, percentage points, March 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, March 2026

Malta: 1.8 balance, percentage pointsMalta1.8Czechia: -1.1 balance, percentage pointsCzechia-1.1Lithuania: -2.5 balance, percentage pointsLithuania-2.5Spain: -3 balance, percentage pointsSpain-3Sweden: -4.4 balance, percentage pointsSweden-4.4Denmark: -8.3 balance, percentage pointsDenmark-8.3Latvia: -9.3 balance, percentage pointsLatvia-9.3Croatia: -10.7 balance, percentage pointsCroatia-10.7Finland: -11.5 balance, percentage pointsFinland-11.5Germany: -13.5 balance, percentage pointsGermany-13.5Poland: -15 balance, percentage pointsPoland-15Luxembourg: -15.4 balance, percentage pointsLuxembourg-15.4France: -17.1 balance, percentage pointsFrance-17.1Hungary: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsHungary-18.1Netherlands: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsNetherlands-18.1Belgium: -18.3 balance, percentage pointsBelgium-18.3Italy: -20.1 balance, percentage pointsItaly-20.1Austria: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsAustria-20.3Slovenia: -22.2 balance, percentage pointsSlovenia-22.2Ireland: -23.4 balance, percentage pointsIreland-23.4Portugal: -25.4 balance, percentage pointsPortugal-25.4Slovakia: -25.4 balance, percentage pointsSlovakia-25.4Bulgaria: -25.6 balance, percentage pointsBulgaria-25.6Cyprus: -26.2 balance, percentage pointsCyprus-26.2Estonia: -29.7 balance, percentage pointsEstonia-29.7Romania: -32.1 balance, percentage pointsRomania-32.1Greece: -52.5 balance, percentage pointsGreece-52.5Malta: 1.8 balance, percentage pointsMalta1.8Czechia: -1.1 balance, percentage pointsCzechia-1.1Lithuania: -2.5 balance, percentage pointsLithuania-2.5Spain: -3 balance, percentage pointsSpain-3Sweden: -4.4 balance, percentage pointsSweden-4.4Denmark: -8.3 balance, percentage pointsDenmark-8.3Latvia: -9.3 balance, percentage pointsLatvia-9.3Croatia: -10.7 balance, percentage pointsCroatia-10.7Finland: -11.5 balance, percentage pointsFinland-11.5Germany: -13.5 balance, percentage pointsGermany-13.5Poland: -15 balance, percentage pointsPoland-15Luxembourg: -15.4 balance, percentage pointsLuxembourg-15.4France: -17.1 balance, percentage pointsFrance-17.1Hungary: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsHungary-18.1Netherlands: -18.1 balance, percentage pointsNetherlands-18.1Belgium: -18.3 balance, percentage pointsBelgium-18.3Italy: -20.1 balance, percentage pointsItaly-20.1Austria: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsAustria-20.3Slovenia: -22.2 balance, percentage pointsSlovenia-22.2Ireland: -23.4 balance, percentage pointsIreland-23.4Portugal: -25.4 balance, percentage pointsPortugal-25.4Slovakia: -25.4 balance, percentage pointsSlovakia-25.4Bulgaria: -25.6 balance, percentage pointsBulgaria-25.6Cyprus: -26.2 balance, percentage pointsCyprus-26.2Estonia: -29.7 balance, percentage pointsEstonia-29.7Romania: -32.1 balance, percentage pointsRomania-32.1Greece: -52.5 balance, percentage pointsGreece-52.5
balance, percentage points. Source: Eurostat, European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countriesMarch 2026
balance, percentage points		Change on March 2025
1Malta1.8+3.9 pts
2Czechia-1.1+11.2 pts
3Lithuania-2.5-4.2 pts
4Spain-3-1 pts
5Sweden-4.4+3.3 pts
6Denmark-8.3+3.5 pts
7Latvia-9.3+4.1 pts
8Croatia-10.7+2.9 pts
9Finland-11.5-3.2 pts
10Germany-13.5-3.2 pts
11Poland-15+1.6 pts
12Luxembourg-15.4-2.1 pts
13France-17.1-2.3 pts
14Hungary-18.1+8.7 pts
14Netherlands-18.1-0.7 pts
16Belgium-18.3-2.5 pts
17Italy-20.1-3.6 pts
18Austria-20.3-3.9 pts
19Slovenia-22.2+5.4 pts
20Ireland-23.4-9.6 pts
21Portugal-25.4-7.4 pts
21Slovakia-25.4-4.2 pts
23Bulgaria-25.6-5.5 pts
24Cyprus-26.2-9.6 pts
25Estonia-29.7+5.6 pts
26Romania-32.1-14.9 pts
27Greece-52.5-8.7 pts

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About this ranking

Monthly consumer confidence indicator of the European Commission business and consumer surveys (DG ECFIN), as published by Eurostat, seasonally adjusted.

More on how it is measured
  • It is the average of four balances: households' financial situation over the past 12 months and over the next 12 months, the general economic situation over the next 12 months, and plans for major purchases over the next 12 months.
  • Each balance is the percentage of positive answers minus the percentage of negative answers, in percentage points, so the indicator ranges from -100 to 100.

A balance of opinions in percentage points, not a percentage of people and not an index: 0 means as many positive as negative answers, and values below zero are usual. Seasonally adjusted. Comparable across EU countries, which use the same questionnaire. Not comparable with the Conference Board or University of Michigan indices for the United States, which Invokely does not carry.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI) (EU countries by consumer confidence indicator, 2026-03) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table

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European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI), EU countries by consumer confidence indicator, 2026-03. Eurostat, European Commission, 29 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-confidence/eu-countries?period=2026-03. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). EU countries by consumer confidence indicator, 2026-03. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-confidence/eu-countries?period=2026-03.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI), EU countries by consumer confidence indicator, 2026-03 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ei_bsco_m/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-confidence/eu-countries?period=2026-03 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest consumer confidence indicator?

Malta, with 1.8 balance, percentage points in March 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest consumer confidence indicator?

Greece, with -52.5 balance, percentage points in March 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, European Commission (DG ECFIN) business and consumer surveys: consumer confidence indicator, balance in percentage points, seasonally adjusted (ei_bsco_m, BS-CSMCI). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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