Overview
- In February 2026 the Di Tella Government Confidence Index registered 2.38 points, down 0.6% month over month and 6.8% year over year, marking a third consecutive decline.
- The reading remains close to the Milei administration’s average of 2.44 and stands above the same month under Mauricio Macri (2.32 in 2018) and Alberto Fernández (1.49 in 2022).
- Component moves were mixed: honesty rose to 2.76 (+2.6%) and efficiency to 2.29 (+2.7%), while capacity fell to 2.70 (−4.9%), general evaluation to 2.18 (−1.8%) and interest in the public to 1.99 (−1.0%).
- Confidence gaps persisted across groups, with higher levels among men (2.62) than women (2.11), the strongest reading among 18–29 year‑olds (2.99), secondary education now above tertiary (2.56 vs 2.41) and the Interior ahead of AMBA (2.60 vs CABA 2.10 and GBA 2.04).
- Expectations about the economy remain decisive, with an ICG of 4.30 among optimists versus 0.43 among pessimists; the February survey was conducted by Poliarquía between Feb. 2–12 with 1,000 interviews in 37 localities (±0.07).