Germany’s ZEW Indicator of Current Conditions jumped to -72.7 in January 2026, marking its highest reading since August and well above market expectations of -75.5. ZEW Current Conditions in Germany averaged -14.47 points from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 95.20 points in January of 2018 and a record low of -98.50 points in November of 1993. source: Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
ZEW Current Conditions in Germany is expected to be -73.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany ZEW Current Conditions is projected to trend around -40.00 points in 2027 and -30.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.