Economy

The 2026 Global Infrastructure Index from Ipsos and the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA).

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”.

All four sub-indices show declines this month

Sentiment falls sharply among Latin American countries.

Sentiment declines in Europe; the overall Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence Index remains flat

In contrast, sentiment is more mixed in Europe

50% of people in the U.S. now say the cost of living is the top concern for their country as persistent fears about a recession hang overhead.

In contrast, sentiment is mixed in Europe amid backdrop of approaching EU elections.

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.