Economy

The average global economic assessment of national economies surveyed in 25 countries is up one point with 37% of global citizens rating their national economies as ‘good’.

As a result of unstable markets around the world, and continuing decline of China and the Eurozone, the global national economic average (36%) is down 4 points to its lowest assessment score since September 2013. All of the regions experienced decline this month except for the Middle East/Africa (46%), where there was no change in the average.

After 3 months without movement, the global average for national economic assessment is up one point this month, with four in 10 (41%) respondents rating the current economic situation in their country as “good”. This is the first month with a positive gain for the national assessment average since July 2015.

The national economic assessment index finishes the year flat with four in 10 (39%) of global citizens describing their global economic situation as “good”. Despite some mid-year fluctuations (July 2015 – 42%), the national index remains exactly the same as it was one year ago. Winners and losers: Italy recorded the highest net points gain in 2015 (16%, + 9pts.). Brazil shed the most points, to end the year at the all-time low (4%, - 18 pts.).

Stability or stagnation? As we enter the final stretch of the year, all three economic assessment categories remain static—demonstrating no change over the last month in the global national (39%), local (24%) or future local (30%) economy assessments.

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Conducted monthly in 30 countries among around 20,000 adults for over a decade, the Ipsos What Worries the World study offers an exceptional snapshot of world opinion on pressing global issues.

What is the level of economic and consumer confidence? Do people expect inflation in their country to rise, fall or remain at the same level over the next year?