Germany’s Ifo Expectations Index inched down to 89.5 in January 2026 from 89.7 in December, marking its weakest reading since May 2025. Ifo Expectations in Germany averaged 95.42 points from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 106.10 points in November of 2010 and a record low of 71.00 points in April of 2020. source: Ifo Institute

Ifo Expectations in Germany is expected to be 88.90 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Ifo Expectations is projected to trend around 95.10 points in 2027 and 98.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-17 09:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Dec 89.7 90.5 90.5 90.9
2026-01-26 09:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Jan 89.5 89.7 90.5
2026-02-23 09:00 AM
Ifo Expectations
Feb 89.5 89.1


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Ifo Business Climate 87.60 87.60 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.00 77.30 percent Dec 2025
Ifo Current Conditions 85.70 85.60 points Jan 2026
Ifo Expectations 89.50 89.70 points Jan 2026


Germany Ifo Expectations
Expectations With Regard to Business Developments in the Next 6 Months.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
89.50 89.70 106.10 71.00 2005 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, SA