Economy

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%).

Still, the Expectations and Jobs sub-indices both decline, while the Investment sub-index shows an uptick according to the September 2025 Global Consumer Confidence Index from Ipsos

However, people expect climate change to worsen in 2024, the Ipsos Predictions survey finds

Inflation remains the number one concern in What Worries the World for the 18th month in a row.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 17 months. However, worry about rising prices has declined for three months in a row, having dropped 3pp from June.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 16 months.

Inflation has now been the top global concern in our What Worries the World survey for the last 15 months.

Generations, corporate purpose, climate change… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

A latest wave of the Ipsos Global Inflation Monitor finds in 26 of 29 countries more people think their country is in recession than think it is not. Almost two-thirds expect inflation will continue to rise over the next year, while one-third expect their disposable income to fall.