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EU countries by consumer confidence indicator

Malta had the highest consumer confidence indicator of 26 EU countries in May 2026, at 8.3 balance, percentage points. Greece had the lowest, at -52.2 balance, percentage points. The median was -18 balance, percentage points and the figure for the European Union (27) was -18.2 balance, percentage points. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8.3Malta
Lowest-52.2Greece
Median-1826 EU countries
European Union (27)-18.2History

All EU countries, May 2026

Malta: 8.3 balance, percentage pointsMalta8.3Lithuania: -1.6 balance, percentage pointsLithuania-1.6Hungary: -2.1 balance, percentage pointsHungary-2.1Sweden: -5.7 balance, percentage pointsSweden-5.7Spain: -6.3 balance, percentage pointsSpain-6.3Czechia: -7.6 balance, percentage pointsCzechia-7.6Finland: -10.6 balance, percentage pointsFinland-10.6Croatia: -10.7 balance, percentage pointsCroatia-10.7Luxembourg: -13.3 balance, percentage pointsLuxembourg-13.3Poland: -13.8 balance, percentage pointsPoland-13.8Denmark: -15.4 balance, percentage pointsDenmark-15.4Latvia: -15.8 balance, percentage pointsLatvia-15.8Germany: -15.9 balance, percentage pointsGermany-15.9Belgium: -20 balance, percentage pointsBelgium-20Austria: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsAustria-20.3Cyprus: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsCyprus-20.3France: -21.1 balance, percentage pointsFrance-21.1Italy: -21.2 balance, percentage pointsItaly-21.2Netherlands: -21.9 balance, percentage pointsNetherlands-21.9Ireland: -22.9 balance, percentage pointsIreland-22.9Slovakia: -23.8 balance, percentage pointsSlovakia-23.8Portugal: -26.2 balance, percentage pointsPortugal-26.2Bulgaria: -26.3 balance, percentage pointsBulgaria-26.3Slovenia: -26.6 balance, percentage pointsSlovenia-26.6Romania: -32.2 balance, percentage pointsRomania-32.2Greece: -52.2 balance, percentage pointsGreece-52.2
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 countriesMay 2026
balance, percentage points		Change on May 2025
1Malta8.3+8.8 pts
2Lithuania-1.6-2.2 pts
3Hungary-2.1+26.1 pts
4Sweden-5.7+4.3 pts
5Spain-6.3-4.1 pts
6Czechia-7.6+1.6 pts
7Finland-10.6-2.1 pts
8Croatia-10.7+2.7 pts
9Luxembourg-13.3-6.2 pts
10Poland-13.8+1.1 pts
11Denmark-15.4-1.2 pts
12Latvia-15.8-0.4 pts
13Germany-15.9-6.8 pts
14Belgium-20-5.8 pts
15Austria-20.3-1.8 pts
15Cyprus-20.3-4.5 pts
17France-21.1-3.7 pts
18Italy-21.2-5.2 pts
19Netherlands-21.9-5 pts
20Ireland-22.9-5.4 pts
21Slovakia-23.8-2 pts
22Portugal-26.2-10.4 pts
23Bulgaria-26.3-6.8 pts
24Slovenia-26.6-2.3 pts
25Romania-32.2-16.7 pts
26Greece-52.2-9.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly consumer confidence indicator of the European Commission business and consumer surveys (DG ECFIN), as published by Eurostat, seasonally adjusted. 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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for May 2026 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2026-05) [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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2026-05. 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=2026-05.

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, 2026-05 [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=2026-05 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest consumer confidence indicator?

Malta, with 8.3 balance, percentage points in May 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest consumer confidence indicator?

Greece, with -52.2 balance, percentage points in May 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. 1 EU countries have no value for May 2026 and are not ranked.

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