Economy
Source: OECD (via DBnomics). · updated 2026-05-31
United Kingdom's business confidence stands at -14.11 as of 2026-05-31, up from -14.16 in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (437 observations).
In 2026-05-31, United Kingdom's business confidence was -14.11, up from -14.16 in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, United Kingdom's business confidence was -14.16, down from -8.06 in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, United Kingdom's business confidence was -8.06, up from -13.16 in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, United Kingdom's business confidence was -13.16, down from -8.44 in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, United Kingdom's business confidence was -8.44, up from -11.9 in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | -14.11 | +0.0481 |
| 2026-04-30 | -14.16 | -6.09 |
| 2026-03-31 | -8.06 | +5.1 |
| 2026-02-28 | -13.16 | -4.72 |
| 2026-01-31 | -8.44 | +3.46 |
| 2025-12-31 | -11.9 | +8.3 |
| 2025-11-30 | -20.2 | -7.96 |
| 2025-10-31 | -12.24 | +0.4154 |
| 2025-09-30 | -12.66 | +1.56 |
| 2025-08-31 | -14.21 | -2.22 |
| 2025-07-31 | -12 | +0.1919 |
| 2025-06-30 | -12.19 | +3.59 |
| 2025-05-31 | -15.78 | -4.29 |
| 2025-04-30 | -11.49 | +2.91 |
| 2025-03-31 | -14.4 | -7.23 |
| 2025-02-28 | -7.16 | +12.61 |
| 2025-01-31 | -19.77 | +7.46 |
| 2024-12-31 | -27.23 | -20.37 |
| 2024-11-30 | -6.87 | +3.04 |
| 2024-10-31 | -9.91 | +6.75 |
| 2024-09-30 | -16.66 | -6.78 |
| 2024-08-31 | -9.88 | -4.89 |
| 2024-07-31 | -5 | +2.86 |
| 2024-06-30 | -7.85 | +6.92 |
| 2024-05-31 | -14.78 | -10.95 |
| 2024-04-30 | -3.82 | +5.24 |
| 2024-03-31 | -9.06 | +1.77 |
| 2024-02-29 | -10.83 | +1.94 |
| 2024-01-31 | -12.77 | -4.21 |
| 2023-12-31 | -8.57 | +4.63 |
| 2023-11-30 | -13.2 | -11.96 |
| 2023-10-31 | -1.24 | +8.08 |
| 2023-09-30 | -9.32 | +0.2247 |
| 2023-08-31 | -9.55 | -9.89 |
| 2023-07-31 | 0.3376 | +10.53 |
| 2023-06-30 | -10.19 | +1.92 |
| 2023-05-31 | -12.11 | -1.62 |
| 2023-04-30 | -10.49 | -4.43 |
| 2023-03-31 | -6.06 | +1.77 |
| 2023-02-28 | -7.83 | -5.39 |
| 2023-01-31 | -2.44 | +4.13 |
| 2022-12-31 | -6.57 | -1.7 |
| 2022-11-30 | -4.87 | -7.29 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2.43 | +10.75 |
| 2022-09-30 | -8.32 | -3.44 |
| 2022-08-31 | -4.88 | -12.22 |
| 2022-07-31 | 7.34 | -3.14 |
| 2022-06-30 | 10.48 | -9.41 |
| 2022-05-31 | 19.89 | +8.71 |
| 2022-04-30 | 11.18 | -8.43 |
| 2022-03-31 | 19.6 | -0.232 |
| 2022-02-28 | 19.84 | -2.39 |
| 2022-01-31 | 22.23 | -2.54 |
| 2021-12-31 | 24.76 | -1.7 |
| 2021-11-30 | 26.47 | +4.38 |
| 2021-10-31 | 22.09 | +2.75 |
| 2021-09-30 | 19.34 | +1.23 |
| 2021-08-31 | 18.12 | -6.22 |
| 2021-07-31 | 24.34 | +5.2 |
| 2021-06-30 | 19.14 | +1.92 |
| 2021-05-31 | 17.22 | +9.72 |
| 2021-04-30 | 7.51 | -0.0924 |
| 2021-03-31 | 7.6 | +20.77 |
| 2021-02-28 | -13.17 | +10.95 |
| 2021-01-31 | -24.11 | -13.21 |
| 2020-12-31 | -10.9 | +8.62 |
| 2020-11-30 | -19.52 | -16.62 |
| 2020-10-31 | -2.9 | +17.09 |
| 2020-09-30 | -19.99 | +6.23 |
| 2020-08-31 | -26.22 | -9.91 |
| 2020-07-31 | -16.31 | +21.2 |
| 2020-06-30 | -37.52 | +8.59 |
| 2020-05-31 | -46.1 | +3.72 |
| 2020-04-30 | -49.83 | -27.75 |
| 2020-03-31 | -22.07 | -11.9 |
| 2020-02-29 | -10.17 | +3.63 |
| 2020-01-31 | -13.8 | +4.77 |
| 2019-12-31 | -18.57 | -5.72 |
| 2019-11-30 | -12.85 | +4.71 |
| 2019-10-31 | -17.56 | +7.44 |
Source: OECD (via DBnomics). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
United Kingdom's business confidence is -14.11 as of 2026-05-31, compared with -14.16 in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (via DBnomics).
The highest recorded value is 26.47 (2021-11-30); the lowest is -49.83 (2020-04-30), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (via DBnomics). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.