RECORD TRUST GAP BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW INCOME Trust Index Global 22 Distrust Neutral Trust 62 62 High income 61 (Top 25%) 59 60 Trust gap, 15pts Countries with the greatest high vs. low income income-based trust inequality Thailand 36pts 49 48 48 Saudi Arabia 27pts 47 Low UK 25pts 46 (Bottom 25%) 43 44 Ireland 23pts Germany 21pts The Netherlands 21pts 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. 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, 22-mkt avg., by income.