A new Pew Research survey found that people around the world hold largely negative views of President Donald Trump. Across 36 countries, a median of just 23% of adults said they have confidence in him, down from last year’s findings.
The survey also found that overall perceptions of the United States remain negative. In several countries, approval ratings of the U.S. dropped by double digits, including Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea, and Turkey.
Only seven nations have a majority of adults rating the U.S. positively. The highest rating comes from Israel (81%), while people from Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem have given the lowest ratings.
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Trump has been given low ratings for his foreign policy decisions, including tariffs, Gaza, Iran, Greenland and the Russia-Ukraine war. There has been a sharp decline in the share of the public who consider the U.S a reliable partner since Joe Biden’s presidency.
There has been a sharp downturn in opinions about the U.S. in several countries that have longstanding economic and security relationships with it. This includes Canada, where 83% described the U.S. as a reliable partner in 2022, compared with 35% today. There have also been steep declines in some of America’s key Asia-Pacific partners.
A 36-country median of 35% say the U.S. contributes to peace and stability around the world, a significant decline since 2023. Similarly, the share who think the U.S. considers the interests of other countries when making foreign policy decisions has declined in most nations where trends from 2023 are available.
The survey also shows that large shares of people around the world no longer believe the U.S. respects individual liberty. A 36-country median of 39% say the U.S. government respects the personal freedoms of its people, while 56% say it does not.
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The highest ratings for Trump come from the Philippines, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana. 26 places surveyed have 30% of the public or less expressing confidence in the U.S. president. In Turkey, as well as in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, that share is in the single digits.
Confidence in Trump has declined since last year in the 16 out of 24 countries surveyed. No country surveyed shows opinions about Trump becoming more positive. In the 18 countries where political ideology is mentioned, people on the right are more likely than those on the left to express confidence in Trump. He is particularly appreciated in Europe with favorable views of right-wing populist parties. Still, even among supporters of those parties, the view of Trump has declined since last year.