Inflation

In five points, we find many people around the world are seeing some shafts of light poking through the dark clouds of the early 2020s.

AI, inflation, predictions for 2024… Ipsos Update explores the latest and greatest research & thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.

In 12 infographics, we look back at key Ipsos Global Advisor polls from a year that was filled with a few very high highs and some really low lows.

After four years in power, the government leaves office with annual inflation at 160%. Against this backdrop, the Argentinian people have voted for a profound change.  

For Bulgaria, the year 2023 was marked by the burning issues of politics and media, road rage incidents, and domestic abuse. While the war in Ukraine, COVID-19, and rising inflation seem to have taken the back seat against this turbulent background, the overall sense of crisis remains.

Despite being located in the corner of the planet and isolated by its natural borders, Chile is not immune to the upheavals that the world is experiencing. On the contrary, the high adoption of new technology and an economy that has been open to the world for decades makes us susceptible to this generalized uncertainty. In addition, internally we have been going through a process of social, political and economic instability since October 2019 – which remains unresolved.

2023 in France was dominated by stories of protest, riots, inflation and preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Is Germany once again the sick man of Europe? This rhetorical inquiry, recently coined by the reputable British news magazine, The Economist, sheds light on Germany's complex socio-political situation.

What will we say of 2023 in Romania when we look back from the year 2050?