According to a new survey, inflation is the biggest concern facing
people globally countries.
Worry about inflation has been on the rise for 11 straight months, the
survey noted.
Between 2020 and 2021, the coronavirus pandemic was the biggest
concern for most people in the world.
Nearly everyone in the world is worried about inflation as the concern
about the economic situation of things has risen for 11 straight
months, according to a recent survey.
Key findings from Ipsos’s What Worries the World survey showed that
37% of people in 27 countries around the world cited inflation as one
of the top issues facing their country today.
According to the survey, two in three people (64%) believe their
country is heading in the wrong direction, rising to 92% in Peru.
Eight in ten people also say their country is heading in the wrong
direction in Argentina (85%) and South Africa (81%).
Worry about inflation is followed by worry about poverty & social
inequality (31%), unemployment (28%), crime & violence (27%), and
financial or political corruption (24%), which round out the top five
global worries.
Concern about Coronavirus has fallen even further this month, down
four points to 12% and 10th position: the lowest score recorded since
it entered the survey.
The survey also pointed out that Covid-19 is not a number one concern
in any of the 27 countries surveyed, and this is despite being the top
global worry just four months ago in February 2022.
Inflation
On Inflation, the survey noted that June marks the third month that
inflation has occupied the top spot in the list of the world’s
worries. Worry has risen a further three points this month, and now
almost one in four say that it is one of the top issues facing their
country (37%).
“There have been month-on-month increases in the level of concern in
20 out of the 27 countries surveyed, with the largest increases in
Malaysia (+15 points) and South Africa (+9),” the report stated.
Coronavirus
According to the survey, coronavirus concerns have fallen for the 11th
consecutive month, down a further four points this time, to 12%. It
now occupies the tenth place, between concern about education (15%)
and immigration control (11%).
This month’s score is the lowest ever recorded level of concern about
Coronavirus since it entered What Worries the World in April 2020 with
a score of 63%.
Countries heading in the right direction?
Across 27 nations, 64% on average say that things in their country are
on the wrong track, while 36% think they are heading in the right
direction.
Overall, Saudi Arabia remains the country where the largest proportion
of people say the country is heading in the right direction.