Economy

A monthly dispatch of Ipsos’ best insights on the U.S., tailored for the world

Conducted monthly in 29 countries among a panel of over 20,000 adults for more than a decade, What Worries the World survey offers an exceptional snapshot of world opinion on pressing global issues.

Twenty countries are down significantly as all four sub-indices fall in the April 2026 Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index.

The economic sky ultimately didn’t fall further after the U.S. President’s global tariff announcement last April, but the Iran war may change all that, says Melissa Dunne.

The Ipsos Predictions Survey 2026 finds 71%, on average across 30 countries, think things will look up next year but people are split on whether the worldwide economy will be stronger (49%) or not (51%).

Sentiment is up significantly in Latin America according to the December 2025 Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index

Welcome to the eighth edition of the Ipsos Cost of Living Monitor, a 30-country survey which tracks how people around the world feel about their finances during the “Uneasy Decade”.

Sentiment is up in both the Asia-Pacific and Latin America, according to the November 2025 Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index.

Sentiment varies among countries in Europe and the Asia-Pacific according to the July 2025 edition of the Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index.