German companies give government failing grades on economic policy in new Ifo survey
German businesses gave the government a poor rating of 4.2 for its economic policies today. The Ifo survey shows firms want less bureaucracy and more tax reforms.
The Ifo Institute released a survey on February 5, 2026, showing that German companies gave the German government's economic policy an average grade of 4.2 on a scale of 1 to 6. This result indicates broad, cross-sector dissatisfaction with the current national economic policy in Germany 
DE. The survey, which was announced today, serves to quantify widespread business concerns about multiple policy areas at a national level.
DE. The survey, which was announced today, serves to quantify widespread business concerns about multiple policy areas at a national level.According to the findings from the Ifo Institute, no single sector, including the industry sector and the services sector, rated the government's economic policy as good. Klaus Wohlrabe klaus wohlrabe noted the consistency of these poor ratings across the various segments of the economy. The data highlights that German companies are increasingly critical of the national economic environment.
