2020 2021 YtY General population General population Change A TRUST 54 Global 27 56 Global 27 +2 RECKONING 82 China 77 India -2 79 India 72 China -10 Record year-over- 73 Indonesia 72 Indonesia -1 year decline in FOR CHINA China’s Trust Index 66 Thailand 69 Saudi Arabia +8 AND THE U.S. 65 UAE 68 Singapore +6 62 Mexico 67 UAE +2 Trust Index 62 Singapore 66 Malaysia +6 61 Saudi Arabia 63 The Netherlands +6 - 0 + 60 Malaysia 61 Thailand -5 Distrust Neutral Trust Change, 2020 to 2021 57 Kenya 59 Australia +12 (1-49) (50-59) (60-100) 59 Kenya +2 57 The Netherlands 53 Canada 59 Mexico -3 53 Colombia 56 Canada +3 51 Brazil 53 Germany +7 Greatest decline in China (-10); 50 S. Korea 52 Italy +3 greatest increase in Australia (+12) 49 Argentina 51 Brazil 0 49 Italy 50 Ireland +5 U.S. Trust Index 16 countries gained trust, 47 Australia 48 Colombia -5 53 9 countries lost trust 47 U.S. 48 France +3 47 48 43 46 Germany 48 S. Africa +4 45 France 48 U.S. +1 45 Ireland 47 Argentina -2 -5 45 Spain 47 S. Korea -3 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. The Trust Index is the average 44 S. Africa 45 Spain 0 percent trust in NGOs, business, government and media. TRU_INS. 42 Japan 45 UK +3 Below is a list of institutions. For each one, please indicate how 42 UK 40 Japan -2 much you trust that institution to do what is right. 9-point scale; top 4 box, trust. General population, 27-mkt avg. 30 Russia 31 Russia +1 9