Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
48 Balance
Greece
Lowest
-28 Balance
Hungary
Median
6 Balance
Years covered
43
1984–2026
Data points
1,327
What the numbers show
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 48 Balance in Greece; the lowest is -28 Balance in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 6 Balance, and the mean is 7.16 Balance.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 454.4%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 1,850.0%).
Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 48 Balance | 2026 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Netherlands | 41.8 Balance | 2026 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 41.2 Balance | 2026 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | 31.9 Balance | 2026 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Albania | 25.5 Balance | 2026 | up 280.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 22.9 Balance | 2026 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 22.3 Balance | 2026 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 20.7 Balance | 2026 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Latvia | 20.2 Balance | 2026 | up 454.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Serbia | 17.7 Balance | 2026 | up 227.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Denmark | 17.5 Balance | 2026 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 17.2 Balance | 2026 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Romania | 13 Balance | 2026 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 10.8 Balance | 2026 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 10.5 Balance | 2026 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 10.4 Balance | 2026 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 8.7 Balance | 2026 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 7.7 Balance | 2026 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Lithuania | 7.4 Balance | 2026 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 6.3 Balance | 2026 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 6 Balance | 2026 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovenia | 5.5 Balance | 2026 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 5 Balance | 2026 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Latvia | 4.7 Balance | 2026 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 4.4 Balance | 2026 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 3.5 Balance | 2024 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 3.2 Balance | 2026 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | -0.7 Balance | 2026 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | -1 Balance | 2026 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | -3.5 Balance | 2026 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Croatia | -3.6 Balance | 2026 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | -4.7 Balance | 2026 | down 571.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | -7.4 Balance | 2026 | down 138.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | -7.4 Balance | 2026 | down 138.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Montenegro | -7.5 Balance | 2026 | down 208.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Austria | -8.6 Balance | 2026 | down 295.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Cyprus | -12.7 Balance | 2026 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 38 | France | -16.2 Balance | 2026 | down 1,372.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | -17 Balance | 2026 | down 224.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Netherlands | -22.2 Balance | 2026 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | -28 Balance | 2026 | down 1,850.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) -3 Balance
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) -3.5 Balance
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) -5.7 Balance