The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose by 6.8 points from the previous month to 61.8 in January 2021, slightly beating market expectations of 60.0. The economic outlook for the German economy improved, amid rising export expectations and despite the uncertainty about the further course of the lockdown. About 71 percent of the surveyed analysts predicted an improvement in economic activity over the coming months, while 9 percent of them expected it to get worse and 20 percent expected no changes. The assessment of the economic situation in Germany was little-changed at -66.4. source: Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Zew Economic Sentiment Index in Germany averaged 22.04 from 1991 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 89.60 in January of 2000 and a record low of -63.90 in July of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Zew Economic Sentiment Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Zew Economic Sentiment Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2021.
Zew Economic Sentiment Index in Germany is expected to be 1.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Zew Economic Sentiment Index in Germany to stand at 5.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Germany Zew Economic Sentiment Index is projected to trend around 9.00 in 2022, according to our econometric models.