IN ITALY, TRUST IN GOVERNMENT RISES YEAR-TO-YEAR Percent trust, in Italy - 0 + Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2020 to 2021 Business Government Media NGOs 59 51 50 48 +3 52 pts TRUST INDEX Change, 2020 to 2021 +2 +10 +1 -1 2021 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 22 how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, Italy.