2020 2021 YoY General population General population Change +2 54 Global 27 56 Global 27 AUSTRALIA LEADS 82 China 77 India -2 THE GLOBE IN 72 China -10 79 India 72 Indonesia -1 73 Indonesia TRUST GAINS 69 Saudi Arabia +8 66 Thailand 68 Singapore +6 65 UAE 67 UAE +2 62 Mexico 66 Malaysia +6 62 Singapore Trust Index 63 The Netherlands +6 61 Saudi Arabia - 0 + -5 61 Thailand 60 Malaysia Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2020 to 2021 +12 59 Australia 57 Kenya (1-49) (50-59) (60-100) +2 59 Kenya 57 The Netherlands -3 59 Mexico 53 Canada +3 56 Canada 53 Colombia +7 53 Germany 51 Brazil Greatest decline in China (-10); +3 50 S. Korea 52 Italy greatest increase in Australia (+12) 0 49 Argentina 51 Brazil +5 49 Italy 50 Ireland -5 47 Australia 48 Colombia 16 countries gained trust, +3 47 U.S. 48 France 9 countries lost trust +4 46 Germany 48 S. Africa +1 45 France 48 U.S. -2 45 Ireland 47 Argentina -3 45 Spain 47 S. Korea 0 44 S. Africa 45 Spain 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. +3 42 Japan 45 UK Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how -2 42 UK 40 Japan much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 4 box, trust. General population, 27-mkt avg. +1 30 Russia 31 Russia