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WHAT WORRIES

THE WORLD?

July 2022
WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD?
Ipsos’ What Worries the World survey tracks public opinion on the
most important social and political issues across 27 countries today,
drawing on over ten years of data to place the latest scores in context.

This global summary report presents the top concerns around the
world, alongside whether people think things in their country are
heading in the right or wrong direction.

Full breakdowns of findings for each country and


each issue are also available on www.ipsos.com.

Please contact Teodros.Gebrekal@Ipsos.com


for more information.

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WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD? JULY 2022
Concern about inflation remains at an elevated level and July marks the fourth consecutive month where it is a top worry
globally. Worry about poverty and social inequality has risen slightly (+2), while coronavirus remains in tenth spot in our index.
Two-thirds (65%) of people say their country is heading in the wrong direction.

Which three of the following topics do you Generally speaking, would you say things in this
Q Q
find the most worrying in your country? country are heading in the right direction, or are
they off on the wrong track?
change vs.
last month
change vs.
last month
Inflation 38% +1 

Poverty & social inequality 33% +2 RIGHT DIRECTION -1


35%
Crime & violence 26% -1

Unemployment 26% -2 65% 


+1
Financial/political corruption 23% -1 WRONG TRACK

Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries, June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


WHAT WORRIES THE WORLD? 12-MONTH TREND
Which three of the following topics do you find the most Generally speaking, would you say things in this
Q Q
worrying in your country? country are heading in the right direction, or are they
off on the wrong track?

40% 100%
38%
35% 90%
33% 80%
30%
70%
26% 65%
25%
23% 60%
20% 50%

15% 40%
14% 35%
30%
10%
20%
5%
10%
0% 0%
Jul 2021 Sep 2021 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 Mar 2022 May 2022 Jul 2022 Jul 2021 Sep 2021 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 Mar 2022 May 2022 Jul 2022

Coronavirus
Right Direction Wrong Track
Inflation Poverty & social Crime & Unemployment Financial/politic
inequality violence al corruption 10th place this month

Base: Representative sample of c.20,000 adults aged 16-74 in 28 participating countries, July 2021 – July 2022
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


DIRECTION OF
TRAVEL
ALL
COUNTRIES

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RIGHT DIRECTION VS. WRONG TRACK MONITOR
Q Would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track? (July 2022)

World 65% 35% Wrong track


Saudi Arabia 10% 90%
India 27% 73% Right Across the 27 nations surveyed,
Australia 43% 57% direction 65% on average say that things in
Colombia 52% 48% their country are on the wrong
Germany 54% 46% track while 35% think they are
Mexico 55% 45% heading in the right direction.
Canada 59% 41%
Malaysia 60% 40% This month has seen a big
South Korea 60% 40% increase (+25) in people in
Japan 65% 35% Colombia saying the country is on
Sweden 67% 33% the right track. Saudi Arabia
Spain 68% 32% remains the country where the
Italy 70% 30% largest proportion of people say
France 71% 29% the country is heading in the right
Belgium 71% 29%
direction.
Chile 72% 28%
Israel 73% 27%
Poland
Peru and Argentina have the
73% 27%
Brazil largest proportion saying that their
73% 27%
US 74% 26% country is heading in the wrong
Great Britain 74% 26% direction (91% and 85%). This
Netherlands 75% 25% month, the largest increases in the
Hungary 77% 23% “wrong-track” score are in
Turkey 80% 20% Hungary and Great Britain (both
South Africa 81% 19% +8).
Argentina 85% 15%
Peru 91% 9%
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6 ‒ Representative Worries the World
of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 - July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
GLOBAL: RIGHT DIRECTION/WRONG TRACK
Q Would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
(Global country average score)
Right Direction Wrong Track
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%
65%
50%

40%

30%
35%
20%

10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 20,000 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries, 2012 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


WORRIES THE
WORLD?
TOP ISSUES
RANKED

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WORLD WORRIES: THE FULL LIST
Q Which three of the following topics do you find the most worrying in your country?

% mentioned in July 2022 (global country average)

Inflation 38%
Poverty & social inequality 33% This full ranking of the 18
Crime & violence 26% issues in our survey gives an
overview of what people in 27
Unemployment 26%
countries worry about today.
Financial/political corruption 23% Inflation remains the number
Health care 19% one concern globally for the
Taxes 18% fourth month in a row.
Climate change 16%
Education 15% Worry about poverty & social
inequality is up two points to
Coronavirus (Covid-19) 14%
33% and remains in second
Immigration control 12%
place. There have been slight
Military conflict between nations 10% declines in concern about
Moral decline 10% crime & violence,
Threats against the environment 9% unemployment and
Rise of extremism 7% financial/political corruption,
Terrorism 6% but all three stay in the top
five.
Maintaining social programmes 6%
Access to credit 2%

Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


WORLD WORRIES: LONG-TERM TREND
Q Which three of the following topics do you find the most worrying in your country?
Global country average

70%
38%
60%
33%
50%

40% 26%

30%
26%

20%
23%
10%

0% 14%
Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Inflation Poverty & social Crime & violence Unemployment Financial/political Coronavirus
inequality corruption

Base: Representative sample c. 20,000 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries, 2014 – 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


WORLD WORRIES: TWO-YEAR TREND
(INFLATION, CLIMATE CHANGE & CORONAVIRUS)
60%

50% 38%

40% 16%

30% 14%

20%

10%

0%
Jul 20 Nov 20 Mar 21 Jul 21 Nov 21 Mar 22 Jul 22

Inflation Climate Change Coronavirus

Base: Representative sample c. 18,000-21,000 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries, July 2020 – July 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


Country Comparison

1 | INFLATION

Inflation has now been the top concern


World 38%
Argentina 65%
in our What Worries the World survey
Poland 59% for the last four months. July’s figure is
Chile 54% one point higher than last month and
Turkey 53% the level of worry about inflation has
Canada 51% now risen for the 12th consecutive
US 51% month.
Great Britain 49%
Hungary 47%
South Korea
There are now six countries where
46%
Germany 42% more than one in two people think
Australia 41% inflation is one of the biggest issues
Spain 38% affecting their market. It is the number
Malaysia 38% one concern in Argentina, Australia,
Belgium 37% Belgium, Canada, France, Germany,
France 37% Great Britain, Poland, South Korea, the
Peru 37%
Brazil
US, and Turkey.
35%
Mexico 33%
Japan 30% The biggest monthly increases are in
Italy 29% South Korea (+12) and Spain (+11). All
Colombia 29% Latin American countries have seen a
Israel 25% rise this month: Argentina (+3), Chile
South Africa 24% (+6), Peru (+3), Brazil (+4), Mexico
Sweden 22%
(+3), and Colombia (+1). Meanwhile,
Netherlands 22%
India 16%
the Netherlands has seen worry fall by
Saudi Arabia 13% 11 points in July.

12 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

2 | POVERTY & SOCIAL INEQUALITY

World 33% Worry about poverty & social inequality


Brazil 46% has risen slightly in July (+2) and
Turkey 46% remains second out of 18 concerns
Hungary 44%
globally. One in three across 27
Colombia 43%
Argentina 41%
countries surveyed have it as a top
Netherlands 37% concern affecting their country.
South Africa 36%
Japan 35% This month Brazil has the highest level
Malaysia 35% of worry with 46% (+4), with Turkey
France 34% now second after seeing the biggest
Great Britain 34% monthly increase in July (+7). Hungary
Belgium 34%
Germany
has fallen from top spot as a result.
33%
Peru 33% Colombia and Argentina have also
South Korea 33% seen noteworthy increases this month
Spain 32% (+5 and +4 respectively) and round out
Israel 32% the top five.
Mexico 31%
Italy 31% Other countries with increases in worry
Chile 30%
Poland
include Israel (+6) and France (+5).
28%
Australia 27% The largest declines in concern are in
Canada 23% Germany and Canada (both -5). Brazil,
India 22% Japan, and the Netherlands are the
Sweden 22% countries where poverty is the top
Saudi Arabia 20% concern.
US 20%

13 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

3 | CRIME & VIOLENCE

World 26%
Mexico 61%
Chile 60%
Sweden 56% More than one in four people globally
South Africa 50% cite crime and violence as a top issue
Peru 48% facing their country (26%), down one
Argentina 46% point from last month.
Israel 36%
US 36%
Brazil
Concern is highest in Mexico (no
29%
Colombia 28% change this month), followed by Chile
India 26% (+3 this month), Sweden (+1), South
Netherlands 21% Africa (no change), and Peru (-4).
Australia 20%
France 20% The largest month-on-month increase
Canada 19% was in Israel (+5), after an 11 point fall
Belgium 18%
Turkey
last month, alongside India (+4).
18%
Malaysia 17%
Saudi Arabia 16% Countries which already had crime &
Italy 15% violence as the first of 17 worries
Germany 15% include Mexico, Sweden, and Chile.
Great Britain 14% This month Peru joins this list despite a
Spain 14% fall in concern about crime & violence.
South Korea 10%
Japan 8%
Hungary 7%
Poland 5%

14 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

4 | UNEMPLOYMENT

Concern about unemployment is down


World 26%
South Africa 65%
a little this month (-2) and has fallen
Colombia 48% from third to fourth in our list of top
Spain 43% global concerns. One in four say
Italy 42% unemployment is a top worry affecting
South Korea 41% their country.
Argentina 39%
Peru 39% South Africa remains by far the most
Mexico 39%
India
concerned country about
37%
Turkey 34% unemployment. Worry about jobs has
Malaysia 32% risen two points with two-thirds saying
Brazil 31% is a major issue affecting the country.
Saudi Arabia 28% You have to go back to March 2021 to
Japan 24% find a time when unemployment was
Chile 19% not the top concern for South Africans;
Australia 17%
Israel
at that time corruption took the top
16%
Canada 15% spot.
Sweden 13%
Great Britain 13% Colombia is the country seeing the
Poland 13% biggest increase in worry this month
Belgium 13% (+5) and is now second in our list.
US 12% While Spain and Italy are third and
France 12%
fourth most concerned, both countries
Hungary 9%
Germany 8%
have seen concern fall by six points in
Netherlands 7% July.

15 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

5 | FINANCIAL/POLITICAL CORRUPTION

Financial/political corruption remains


World 23%
South Africa 54%
in fifth place in July, with one in four
Malaysia 51% (23%) globally listing it as a top issue
Peru 48% facing their country (-1).
Hungary 45%
Colombia 37% Concern is highest in South Africa
Argentina 32% where more than one in two people list
India 29% it as a top issue (-1). Financial/political
South Korea 28%
Brazil
corruption is the number one issue in
26%
Israel 24% Malaysia, where 51% have it as a
Poland 21% major concern (+5).
Turkey 20%
Great Britain 20% Last month corruption was the top
Mexico 19% concern in Peru, but this month’s figure
US 19% has fallen to 48%, down five points.
Chile 17%
Spain
Hungary and Colombia round out the
15%
Netherlands 14% top five, with 45% and 37% choosing it
Italy 14% as a worry.
Australia 13%
Japan 12% Chile is the country which has seen the
Belgium 12% biggest decline in concern about
Canada 12% financial/political corruption (-11) with
Saudi Arabia 12%
less than one in five (17%) now worried
France 10%
Germany 8%
about it.
Sweden 8%

16 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

8 | SPOTLIGHT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change remains the eighth


World 16%
Australia 32%
biggest concern, with a global average
Japan 30% of 16% citing it as a top issue affecting
Netherlands 29% their country, the same figure as last
Canada 26% month.
Italy 26%
Germany 26% Australia remains the most concerned
Belgium 24% about climate change, with one in three
Poland 23%
France
(32%) having it as a major worry, up
22%
Sweden 18% one point on June. Australia has been
Saudi Arabia 18% the top of our ranking for concern
Great Britain 18% about climate change for seven of the
India 17% last eight months. In March, Germany
US 17% saw a increase in worry which saw it
South Korea 17% take top spot.
Spain 12%
Mexico 10%
Hungary 10% Japan is the second most concerned
Colombia 9% nation with 30% currently, following an
South Africa 7% increase of eight points. The top five
Malaysia 6% have all seen a rise in worry in June,
Chile 6% with Netherlands up six points, Canada
Turkey 5% up two, and Italy up five.
Israel 5%
Peru 4%
Brazil 3%
No countries have climate change as
Argentina 2% their biggest worry.

17 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

10 | CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

World 14%
Japan 28%
Concern about coronavirus is up two
Germany 27% points to 14%, but remains in tenth
Malaysia 24% place in our rankings of global worries.
Saudi Arabia 21%
India 20% This is despite 17 countries seeing an
South Korea 19% increase in their level of worry about
Australia 19% the pandemic. The biggest rises have
Mexico 19%
Italy
been seen in Germany (+9), Spain and
16%
US 16% Netherlands (both +8), and Mexico
Canada 16% (+7).
France 15%
Brazil 15% Japan has seen worry fall five points in
Spain 15% July but it remains the most concerned
Peru 13% country with 28%. Saudi Arabia has
Great Britain 13%
Netherlands
also seen a decline in concern (-7), but
13%
Poland 10% remains in the top five.
Belgium 9%
Turkey 8% For the second month in a row, no
South Africa 7% country has Covid-19 as the top worry
Israel 7% in the country. Back in January this
Chile 7% year, 11 nations had listed Covid-19 as
Hungary 4%
their top concern.
Argentina 3%
Sweden 3%
Colombia 3%

18 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Country Comparison

12 | MILITARY CONFLICT BETWEEN NATIONS

Military conflict between nations


World 10%
Poland 31%
remains in 12th place this month, with
Germany 29% one in ten choosing it as top worry for
Japan 20% their country, down one point.
Italy 16%
Netherlands 16% Four of the top five countries this
Belgium 15% month have all seen a fall in worry
Great Britain 15% compared to June. One in three in
Sweden 14%
South Korea
Poland are worried (-2 on June),
13%
Spain 12% Germany 29% (-2), Japan 20% (no
Australia 11% change) and Italy and Netherlands are
France 11% both on 16% (-4 and -3).
Israel 10%
US 9% This has been a continuing trend
Hungary 8% particularly for Germany and Poland
Canada 8%
Saudi Arabia
who have seen large falls in recent
7%
India 7% months. Back in May Germany’s figure
Malaysia 3% was 41% and was the nation’s top
Colombia 2% worry. In April, the first month the issue
Brazil 2% was added to the survey, the Polish
Turkey 2% figure was 38%.
Mexico 2%
Peru 2%
Other countries that have seen a large
South Africa 2%
Chile 1%
decline in worry this month include
Argentina 1% Israel and Hungary (both -5).

19 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
ECONOMIC
FOCUS

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THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
IN MY COUNTRY
Running alongside our What Worries the World survey, Ipsos’ monthly Global
Consumer Confidence study asks the public in 27 countries questions relating
to the economy and finance, on a country and personal level.

The following section draws on some of this data to provide extra context to
this month’s What Worries the World report. It shows how the public rate the
current economic climate in their country.

Find out more on our consolidated global economic indicator portal:


https://www.ipsosglobalindicators.com/

Please contact: Nicolas.Boyon@Ipsos.com for more information.

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CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION Read more about perceptions of the economy in the
Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence survey and explore
the data in the Ipsos Global Economic Indicator portal.
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
World 32% 68%
Saudi Arabia 93% 7% Good
India 77% 23% Across 27 countries, 32% (-2) on
Bad
Sweden 57% 43% average say that the current economic
Germany 51% 49% situation in their country is good, while a
Australia 50% 50% majority (68%) say that it is bad.
Netherlands 46% 54%
Israel 40% 60% Hungary and South Korea are the
Canada 38% 62% countries with the biggest increases
Malaysia 37% 63% saying the economic situation in their
Mexico 35% 65% country is bad (both +10). Other
Belgium 33% 67% countries to see an increase in their bad
Poland 31% 69% economic figure this month include Chile
US 28% 72% (+8), Turkey (+7), and Israel, France
Italy 24% 76% and Great Britain (all +6).
France 24% 76%
Great Britain 23% 77%
Saudi Arabia remains the most positive
South Africa 21% 79%
on its country’s economic outlook with
Brazil 21% 79%
93% rating it as good. India stays in
Spain 21% 79%
second place with over three in four
Hungary 20% 80%
(77%) saying the economy is good.
Colombia 17% 83%
South Korea 15% 85%
Turkey 14% 86%
At the other end of the scale, Argentina
Chile 14% 86% and Peru are still the most pessimistic
Japan 10% 90% about their economic situation.
Peru 9% 91%
Argentina 7% 93%
22 ‒ © Ipsos | What Worries the World Base: Representative sample of 20,022 adults aged 16-74 in 27 participating countries June 24th 2022 – July 8th 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.
Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22
Australia’s score has
steadily dropped and it
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: AUSTRALIA now sees its lowest figure
since November 2020,
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country? when it scored 40%
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Australia
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50% 50%
40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 16-74 in Australia, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: Australia | Current Wave: Jul 22


Chile’s score has
dropped sharply this
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: CHILE month and it is on track
to beat its all time low
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country? of 11% from July 2020
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Chile
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%
14%
10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in Chile, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: Chile | Current Wave: Jul 22


Hungary sees its lowest
score this month since
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: HUNGARY July 2017, when it also
scored 20%
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Hungary
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20% 20%
10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in Hungary, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: Hungary | Current Wave: Jul 22


July 2022 marks a
new lowest ever
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: PERU score for Peru: 9%

Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Peru
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10% 9%
0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in Peru, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


South Korea sees its
lowest score since
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: SOUTH KOREA September 2020,
when it scored 12%
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
South Korea
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%
15%
10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 16-74 in South Korea, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


July 2022: Turkey has
reached an all time
CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: TURKEY low score of 14%

Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
Turkey
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%
14%
10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 500 adults aged 18-74 in Turkey, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION: US
Q How would you describe the current economic situation in your country?
(% ‘Very good’ or ‘Somewhat good’)
US
100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%
28%
20%

10%

0%
Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22

Base: Representative sample c. 1000 adults aged 18-74 in US, 2010 - 2022.
Source: Ipsos Global Advisor. Global score is a Global Country Average. See methodology for details.

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Filter: Country: World | Current Wave: Jul 22


METHODOLOGY
This 27-country Global Advisor survey was conducted between June 24th The samples in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru,
2022 and July 8th 2022 via the Ipsos Online Panel system among 20,022 Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Turkey are more urban, more
adults aged 18-74 in Canada, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, Turkey and the educated, and/or more affluent than the general population. The
United States, and 16-74 in all 20 other countries. survey results for these markets should be viewed as reflecting the
views of the more “connected” segment of these populations.
The “Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the
countries where the survey was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the Weighting has been employed to balance demographics and ensure
population size of each country and is not intended to suggest a total result. that the sample’s composition reflects that of the adult population
according to the most recent census data.

The sample consists of approximately 1000+ individuals in each of


Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The precision of Ipsos online polls are calculated using a credibility
Israel, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, and the US, and approximately 500+ interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage points and
individuals in each of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, India, Malaysia, of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on
the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, the Ipsos use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos website.
and Turkey.

The samples in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Where results do not sum to 100 or the ‘difference’ appears to be +/-1
Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, more/less than the actual, this may be due to rounding, multiple
Spain, Sweden, and the US can be taken as representative of these responses, or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses
countries’ general adult population under the age of 75. The publication of these findings abides by local rules and regulations.

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