2024 Edelman Trust Barometer P. 42 Government Distrusted in 17 of 28 Countries Percent trust in government GLOBAL 28 - 0 + Significant change Distrust Neutral Trust (1-49) (50-59) (60-100) 86 85 84 77 76 73 67 64 55 54 50 49 47 45 42 42 42 42 42 41 40 39 +1 36 32 31 pt 30 29 51 21 Change, +3 -4 -2 +1 0 -3 +13 +8 +4 -3 +5 -2 0 -2 +2 -5 -4 -1 +7 +7 -2 -2 0 -1 -9 -7 +7 +1 2023 to 2024 Sa Ch UAE Si In In Ma Tha Ne Sw Au Ca Me Ir B Ge It Ke Ni S. U. Fr Sp Ja Co UK S. Ar n d d e ra a g S a p g u i t s n la r l n K a l A d n g ia o la i h e x zi m y e . nc i an o e n l d t a i n y o n f i a a y a e e ra d c l a a ri r m r n p e s r o d a e i A nd a e b c t o s i l n l n i r r ia a an ia y a ia a n ab e ds a i a 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer.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, 28-mkt avg. Year-over-year changes were tested for significance using a t-test set at the 99%+ confidence level. Due to a translation inconsistency in France, the 2023 government in general data has been imputed using a model. For more details, please see the Technical Appendix.