Consumer confidence in the Netherlands improved to -34 in August 2026 from -35 in July, marking the highest reading since March but remaining well below its long-term average of -12 over the past 20 years. The improvement was mainly driven by a less negative assessment of the economic climate, which rose to -57 from -59, as consumers became less pessimistic about both the economic situation over the past 12 months and expectations for the year ahead. Willingness to buy remained unchanged at -19. Consumers were slightly more negative about their financial situation, with the assessment of the past 12 months falling to -16 from -15 and expectations for the next 12 months declining to -3 from -2. However, views on the timing of major purchases improved, with the balance rising to -37 from -40. Despite the modest improvement, confidence remained well below its long-term average and far below the record high of +36 reached in January 2000. source: Statistics Netherlands

Consumer Confidence in Netherlands increased to -34 points in August from -35 points in July of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Netherlands averaged -4.19 points from 1986 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.00 points in January of 2000 and a record low of -59.00 points in September of 2022. This page provides - Netherlands Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Netherlands Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Netherlands increased to -34 points in August from -35 points in July of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Netherlands is expected to be -34.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -18.00 points in 2027 and -15.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-23 04:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jul -35.0 -39.0 -40
2026-08-21 04:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Aug -34.0 -35.0 -36
2026-09-22 04:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Sep -34.0 -34


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -34.00 -35.00 points Aug 2026
Consumer Spending 105044.00 104693.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 487078.00 440338.00 EUR Million Dec 2023
Household Consumption YoY 1.70 2.20 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.40 0.00 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales YoY 2.90 3.40 percent Jun 2026


Netherlands Consumer Confidence
In the Netherlands, the Consumer Confidence survey is made by phone and covers 1,000 households. The questions cover the consumer’s assessments on national economy and own financial situation for the past 12 months and expectations for the coming 12 months. The index is then calculated as a difference between the percentage of participants that are optimistic and the share that is pessimistic. Therefore, the index takes a value between -100 (all respondents assess their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-34.00 -35.00 36.00 -59.00 1986 - 2026 points Monthly
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Dutch Consumer Confidence Less Negative in August
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands improved to -34 in August 2026 from -35 in July, marking the highest reading since March but remaining well below its long-term average of -12 over the past 20 years. The improvement was mainly driven by a less negative assessment of the economic climate, which rose to -57 from -59, as consumers became less pessimistic about both the economic situation over the past 12 months and expectations for the year ahead. Willingness to buy remained unchanged at -19. Consumers were slightly more negative about their financial situation, with the assessment of the past 12 months falling to -16 from -15 and expectations for the next 12 months declining to -3 from -2. However, views on the timing of major purchases improved, with the balance rising to -37 from -40. Despite the modest improvement, confidence remained well below its long-term average and far below the record high of +36 reached in January 2000.
2026-08-21
Dutch Consumer Confidence Less Negative in July
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands improved to -35 in July 2026 from -39 in June, marking a further recovery but remaining well below its long-term average of -11 over the past 20 years. The improvement was mainly driven by a less negative assessment of the economic climate, which rose to -59 from -64, as consumers became more optimistic about both the economic situation over the past 12 months and expectations for the year ahead. Willingness to buy also strengthened to -19 from -22, supported by improved views of household finances and a more favorable assessment of major purchases. The assessment of the financial situation over the past year improved to -15 from -16, while expectations for the next 12 months rose to -2 from -6. The view on the timing for major purchases increased to -40 from -44. Despite the improvement, confidence remained below its long-term average and far below the record high of +36 reached in January 2000.
2026-07-23
Dutch Consumer Morale Improves in June
Consumer confidence in the Netherlands rose to -39 in June 2026 from -46 in May, though sentiment remained deeply negative and well below its long-term average of -11. The improvement was attributed to less pessimistic assessments of the economic climate, which rose to -64 from -72. Willingness to buy also strengthened to -22 from -28. Views on the economic situation over the past 12 months likewise improved to -69 from -75, while expectations for the next 12 months became less negative at -60 from -69. Households’ financial situation showed further improvement, with the assessment of the past 12 months rising to -16 from -22 and expectations for the year ahead improving sharply to -6 from -17. However, perceptions of the timing for major purchases were broadly stable at -44 versus -45 in May.
2026-06-22