PARIS - Trust is essential for democracies to function and implement reforms. The OECD supports this through its Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions, which assesses trust in institutions and identifies key drivers like government reliability, responsiveness, integrity, openness, and fairness.

Trust matters for all democracies. Democracies require public trust to function effectively and implement reforms. These shared challenges require joint efforts.
The OECD has a tool to support these actions, the OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions (Trust Survey). The survey’s primary purpose is not only to assess public trust in different institutions, but to identify and monitor the key drivers of trust.

39% trust their national government and 37% are confident that their government balances the interests of current and future generations, according to OECD Trust Survey 2023.

Recognising that recovering and reinforcing trust in public institutions is a shared challenge among democratic countries around the world, the OECD is looking at expanding the Survey.

The Global Trust Survey Project would support the implementation of the next edition of the OECD Trust Survey, extend the survey outside OECD Member countries, and support cross-country and country-level dialogue.

A first regional extension beyond the OECD membership will implement the Trust Survey in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The 3rd OECD Trust Survey will be launched in 2026.