TRUST IN GOVERNMENT FALLS IN 17 OF 27 COUNTRIES Percent trust - 0 + Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2021 to 2022 91 87 82 76 74 74 62 Distrusted in 16 countries; 60 58 Germany, S. Korea and Italy fall into distrust 53 53 52 49 49 Global 27 47 43 42 42 39 39 37 36 34 34 34 -1 32 52 pt 26 22 +9 +7 0 +6 -5 -2 -3 +9 -11 -6 +3 -9 +1 -2 -12 -1 -8 -3 +1 -3 +3 -1 -5 n/a 0 -1 -1 -8 Change, 2021 to 2022 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. TRU_INS. [Government in general] Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, 27-mkt avg. *Nigeria is not included in the global average