SPRING TRUST BUBBLE BURSTS; BIGGEST LOSS FOR GOVERNMENT - 0 + Distrust Neutral Trust Change, wave to wave Trust Index, 11 countries included in the 2020 Trust Barometer Spring Update (1-49) (50-59) (60-100) +/- Jan 2020 to +/- May 2020 to Government Global 11 May 2020 Jan 2021 S. Korea -17 +16 -17 UK -15 +24 -15 +/- May 2020 to Jan 2021 China -13 +5 -13 61 Government -8 -8 Mexico -12 +12 -12 Media -6 -6 -5 Canada -11 +20 -11 +6 NGOs -6 -6 India +6 -8 -8 Business -3 56 -3 U.S. -6 +9 -6 55 Government was the most Germany -5 +19 -5 trusted institution in May, then lost its lead 6 months later Japan -5 -1 -1 Saudi Arabia -1 +5 -1 Jan 2020 May 2020 Jan 2021 France +2 +13 2 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 5 how much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, 11-mkt avg.