Trust in government by country
Percentage of respondents replying "yes" to the question "In this country, do you have confidence in national government, or not?"
Countries reporting
45
Highest
83.5%
Indonesia
Lowest
10.5%
Bulgaria
Median
42.5%
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
326
What the numbers show
Trust in government is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 83.5% in Indonesia; the lowest is 10.5% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.5%, and the mean is 43.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 112.1%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 59.6%).
Trust in government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 83.5% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 82.5% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 70.5% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 59.5% | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 7 | Norway | 58.0% | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 55.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 9 | Denmark | 54.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 52.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 52.0% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 51.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 50.5% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 13 | New Zealand | 50.5% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 49.5% | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 49.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | South Africa | 47.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 47.5% | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 19 | Croatia | 46.5% | 2024 | up 63.2% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 46.0% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 46.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 45.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Portugal | 43.0% | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 43.0% | 2024 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 42.5% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 42.5% | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 42.0% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 28 | France | 41.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 41.0% | 2024 | up 112.1% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 40.5% | 2024 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 40.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 40.0% | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 37.0% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 34.5% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Chile | 34.5% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 33.5% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 33.5% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 38 | Japan | 33.0% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 32.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 31.0% | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 29.5% | 2024 | up 96.7% | falling |
| 41 | South Korea | 29.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 44 | United States | 28.0% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 25.5% | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 13.5% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 10.5% | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of respondents replying "yes" to the question "In this country, do you have confidence in national government, or not?"