Trust in government has dropped drastically across the globe according to survey results published today looking at attitudes towards key institutions across 25 countries.

The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer results recorded a nine point drop in the worldwide total, giving an overall score of 43% for trust in governments. In the UK trust fell from 43% in 2011 to 38% in 2012, however it was Brazil that had the most drastic fall with a - 53% point change - the largest drop recorded of all the countries surveyed.

Recording trust in institutions such as the government, business, media and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Edelman Barometer surveyed 5,600 informed publics from across 25 countries to record the results we have used here.

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Trust in business globally also reported a slight drop from 56% to 53%, but this is still a less drastic decline than was seen for government. Some of the worst affected countries in the Eurozone crisis recorded significant drops in trust for businesses - France and Germany saw their trust score drop to 34% and 28% respectively.

Despite uneasy times for many media publications and the on-going investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the media has been the only institution to see an increase in trust. The global score increased by three points bringing it to 52%. India, Italy, Australia, US and the UK saw the biggest increases in their media. Polly Curtis has analysed what's happened with the media here.

Broadsheets saw a 47% increase in trust compared to tabloids which saw trust increase by a mere 14% - the lowest increase seen of all the media institutions.

NGOs saw a slight decline in trust but are still the most trusted institution according to the barometer. Trust globally in NGOs dropped from 61% to 58% but trust remained steady in the majority of countries surveyed.

The Trust Barometer which can be downloaded from the Edelman site, also shows in-depth trends of trust in the four institutions featured.

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Data summary

Trust in institutions % who trust by year. Click heading to sort table. Download this data Country 2011 2012 Trust in % point change World total 55 51 All bodies -4 Brazil 80 51 All bodies -29 UAE 78 68 All bodies -10 Indonesia 74 63 All bodies -11 China 73 76 All bodies 3 Netherlands 73 61 All bodies -12 Mexico 69 63 All bodies -6 Singapore 67 67 All bodies 0 Argentina 62 54 All bodies -8 India 56 65 All bodies 9 Italy 56 56 All bodies 0 Canada 55 58 All bodies 3 South Korea 53 44 All bodies -9 Sweden 52 49 All bodies -3 Japan 51 34 All bodies -17 Australia 51 53 All bodies 2 Spain 51 37 All bodies -14 France 50 40 All bodies -10 Poland 49 44 All bodies -5 Germany 44 39 All bodies -5 U.S. 42 49 All bodies 7 U.K. 40 41 All bodies 1 Russia 40 32 All bodies -8 Ireland 39 41 All bodies 2 World total 56 53 Business -3 China 61 71 Business 10 Canada 50 56 Business 6 U.S. 46 50 Business 4 Australia 54 57 Business 3 Poland 44 46 Business 2 Sweden 52 54 Business 2 Russia 41 41 Business 0 India 70 69 Business -1 Singapore 67 66 Business -1 Italy 64 62 Business -2 Indonesia 80 78 Business -2 Ireland 46 43 Business -3 Mexico 81 77 Business -4 U.K. 44 38 Business -6 Argentina 63 57 Business -6 Japan 53 47 Business -6 Netherlands 74 65 Business -9 UAE 78 67 Business -11 South Korea 46 31 Business -15 Germany 52 34 Business -18 Brazil 81 63 Business -18 France 48 28 Business -20 Spain 53 32 Business -21 Malaysia 65 Business 65 Hong Kong 47 Business 47 World total 52 43 Government -9 Ireland 20 35 Government 15 India 44 53 Government 9 Canada 52 56 Government 4 U.S. 40 43 Government 3 Germany 33 33 Government 0 Sweden 64 62 Government -2 Singapore 77 73 Government -4 U.K. 43 38 Government -5 Australia 52 47 Government -5 Mexico 42 35 Government -7 UAE 88 78 Government -10 Russia 39 26 Government -13 China 88 75 Government -13 Poland 42 28 Government -14 Italy 45 31 Government -14 Netherlands 75 61 Government -14 South Korea 50 33 Government -17 France 49 31 Government -18 Argentina 54 36 Government -18 Indonesia 62 40 Government -22 Spain 43 20 Government -23 Japan 51 25 Government -26 Brazil 85 32 Government -53 Hong Kong 62 Government 62 Malaysia 49 Government 49 World total 49 52 Media 3 India 50 70 Media 20 U.S. 27 45 Media 18 U.K. 22 37 Media 15 Italy 45 57 Media 12 Australia 32 43 Media 11 Canada 45 54 Media 9 Singapore 59 65 Media 6 Germany 37 42 Media 5 Sweden 37 38 Media 1 Spain 46 46 Media 0 China 80 79 Media -1 Mexico 67 65 Media -2 Ireland 38 35 Media -3 Russia 37 33 Media -4 France 45 41 Media -4 Poland 53 48 Media -5 Indonesia 86 80 Media -6 Netherlands 69 61 Media -8 South Korea 53 45 Media -8 Argentina 60 49 Media -11 UAE 72 61 Media -11 Brazil 73 61 Media -12 Japan 48 36 Media -12 Hong Kong 65 Media 65 Malaysia 47 Media 47 World total 61 58 NGOs -3 China 63 79 NGOs 16 India 61 67 NGOs 6 South Korea 62 67 NGOs 5 Argentina 70 75 NGOs 5 Italy 70 74 NGOs 4 U.K. 51 54 NGOs 3 U.S. 55 58 NGOs 3 France 58 60 NGOs 2 Australia 65 65 NGOs 0 Singapore 64 64 NGOs 0 Ireland 53 53 NGOs 0 Poland 56 55 NGOs -1 Canada 72 66 NGOs -6 UAE 72 66 NGOs -6 Mexico 85 78 NGOs -7 Germany 55 48 NGOs -7 Spain 60 51 NGOs -9 Sweden 53 41 NGOs -12 Indonesia 66 53 NGOs -13 Netherlands 72 59 NGOs -13 Russia 42 28 NGOs -14 Japan 51 30 NGOs -21 Brazil 80 49 NGOs -31 Hong Kong 70 NGOs 70 Malaysia 68 NGOs 68

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