Business confidence in Portugal fell to 2.6 in March 2026, marking a five-month low, down from 2.9 in February. Entrepreneurs’ price expectations rose across all sectors driven by tensions in non-EU markets, particularly in manufacturing, where expectations reached their highest level since October 2022. Trade confidence has declined over the past four months, reflecting weaker expectations for activity in the next three months and trade volumes. Similarly, construction confidence has fallen for a second consecutive month, weighed down by negative employment outlooks. In contrast, services sentiment and manufacturing confidence have improved over the past two months, supported by stronger business activity and positive assessments of finished goods stock and global demand. source: Statistics Portugal
Business Confidence in Portugal decreased to 2.60 points in March from 2.90 points in February of 2026. Business Confidence in Portugal averaged 1.71 points from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.80 points in May of 1998 and a record low of -6.40 points in June of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Portugal Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Portugal Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.
Business Confidence in Portugal decreased to 2.60 points in March from 2.90 points in February of 2026. Business Confidence in Portugal is expected to be 2.70 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Portugal Business Confidence is projected to trend around 2.20 points in 2027 and 2.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.