Danish Business Outlook on China Q3, 2025

In Q3 of 2025, the overall short-term outlook of Danish companies has improved compared to the previous quarter and enters positive territory. 

In this quarter, respondents based in China and respondents based in Denmark both indicate more positive sentiments than previously.

Breaking the index down by type of activity, China’s position as a manufacturing and production base had the strongest positive push (now at 53.13), followed by its roles as a market for sales (50.52) and for R&D (50.52), which also supported the improvement.

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The DBOC tracks changes in the short-term outlook of Danish companies doing business in China. The index is a joint initiative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Beijing, Danish Chamber of Commerce in China (DCCC), Danish-Chinese Business Forum (DCBF) and Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC).