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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