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EU countries by consumer confidence indicator

Malta had the highest consumer confidence indicator of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 2.9 balance, percentage points. Greece had the lowest, at -43.6 balance, percentage points. The median was -14.7 balance, percentage points and the figure for the European Union (27) was -15 balance, percentage points. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.9Malta
Lowest-43.6Greece
Median-14.726 EU countries
European Union (27)-15History

All EU countries, August 2026

Malta: 2.9 balance, percentage pointsMalta2.9Lithuania: 2.2 balance, percentage pointsLithuania2.2Sweden: -2.8 balance, percentage pointsSweden-2.8Hungary: -3.1 balance, percentage pointsHungary-3.1Finland: -3.4 balance, percentage pointsFinland-3.4Spain: -4.5 balance, percentage pointsSpain-4.5Czechia: -8.1 balance, percentage pointsCzechia-8.1Denmark: -8.7 balance, percentage pointsDenmark-8.7Croatia: -9.1 balance, percentage pointsCroatia-9.1Luxembourg: -9.1 balance, percentage pointsLuxembourg-9.1Latvia: -10.4 balance, percentage pointsLatvia-10.4Germany: -12.7 balance, percentage pointsGermany-12.7Poland: -13.9 balance, percentage pointsPoland-13.9Cyprus: -15.5 balance, percentage pointsCyprus-15.5Belgium: -16.3 balance, percentage pointsBelgium-16.3Netherlands: -16.7 balance, percentage pointsNetherlands-16.7France: -17.8 balance, percentage pointsFrance-17.8Austria: -18.2 balance, percentage pointsAustria-18.2Ireland: -19.7 balance, percentage pointsIreland-19.7Italy: -20.3 balance, percentage pointsItaly-20.3Portugal: -20.4 balance, percentage pointsPortugal-20.4Slovakia: -20.9 balance, percentage pointsSlovakia-20.9Slovenia: -22.7 balance, percentage pointsSlovenia-22.7Bulgaria: -25.3 balance, percentage pointsBulgaria-25.3Romania: -32.6 balance, percentage pointsRomania-32.6Greece: -43.6 balance, percentage pointsGreece-43.6
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 countriesAugust 2026
balance, percentage points		Change on August 2025
1Malta2.9+0.9 pts
2Lithuania2.2+0.8 pts
3Sweden-2.8+4 pts
4Hungary-3.1+24.1 pts
5Finland-3.4+4.5 pts
6Spain-4.5-1.8 pts
7Czechia-8.1+1.2 pts
8Denmark-8.7+5.3 pts
9Croatia-9.1+2.9 pts
9Luxembourg-9.1+0.3 pts
11Latvia-10.4+4.2 pts
12Germany-12.7-2.2 pts
13Poland-13.9-0.2 pts
14Cyprus-15.5-2.1 pts
15Belgium-16.3-3.5 pts
16Netherlands-16.7-2.7 pts
17France-17.8+0.7 pts
18Austria-18.2-4.1 pts
19Ireland-19.7-3.4 pts
20Italy-20.3-3.5 pts
21Portugal-20.4-2.6 pts
22Slovakia-20.9-0.8 pts
23Slovenia-22.7+4 pts
24Bulgaria-25.3-3.9 pts
25Romania-32.6-0.9 pts
26Greece-43.6+5.2 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 August 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, 2026-08) [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, 2026-08. 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=2026-08. 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, 2026-08. 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=2026-08.

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, 2026-08 [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=2026-08 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest consumer confidence indicator?

Malta, with 2.9 balance, percentage points in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest consumer confidence indicator?

Greece, with -43.6 balance, percentage points in August 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 August 2026 and are not ranked.

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