Netherlands Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Jan 31, 2026

Actual

-23

Units In

Points

-21

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 20, 2026

Time to Release

24 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
36 Jan 2000	-59 Sep 2022	-3.73 Points	1986-2026	Statistics Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the Consumer Confidence survey is made by phone and covers 1,000 households. The questions cover the consumer’s assessments on national economy and own financial situation for the past 12 months and expectations for the coming 12 months. The index is then calculated as a difference between the percentage of participants that are optimistic and the share that is pessimistic. Therefore, the index takes a value between -100 (all respondents assess their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality.

Latest Updates

Consumer confidence in the Netherlands declined to -23 in January 2026 from -21 in December, signaling a further deterioration in household sentiment. Views on the economic climate weakened notably, with the index falling to -40 in January from -35 in December, reflecting more pessimistic assessments of economic conditions. Perceptions of the economic situation over the past twelve months also worsened to -49 from -46, while expectations for the next twelve months deteriorated further to -32 from -24. Meanwhile, households’ views of their financial situation over the past year improved slightly to -9 from -10, although expectations for the next twelve months softened to 2 from 4. Willingness to buy edged down to -12 from -11, and perceptions of whether it is a favorable time for major purchases also deteriorated to -28 from -26.