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Trump Ratings Remain Low Around Globe, While Views of U.S. Stay Mostly Favorable
Trump foreign policies receive little support
Trump foreign policies receive little support
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 8, 2020) – As has been the case throughout his
presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump receives largely negative
reviews from publics around the world, a new
Pew Research Center report finds. Across the countries surveyed by
Pew Research Center, a median of 64% say they do not have confidence in
Trump to do the right thing in world affairs, while just 29% express
confidence in the American leader.
Anti-Trump sentiment is especially common in Western Europe: Roughly three-in-four or more lack confidence in Trump in Germany, Sweden, France, Spain and the Netherlands. He also gets especially poor reviews in Mexico, where 89% do not have confidence in him.
In nearly all nations where trends are available, Trump receives lower ratings than his predecessor, Barack Obama. As reported by the Center in 2017, international confidence in the U.S. president plummeted after Trump’s inauguration, while favorable ratings for the U.S. also declined.
Still, Trump does find pockets of support. Majorities in the Philippines, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and India have confidence that the president will do the right thing in world affairs.
These are among the major findings from a Pew Research Center survey conducted among 36,923 people in 33 countries from May 18 to Oct. 2, 2019. Additional key findings in the report include:
Little support for Trump’s international policies, with some exceptions: Overall, there is little support for several of Donald Trump’s signature foreign policies across the 33 countries surveyed in 2019. Looking at the median levels of support across these countries, disapproval is strongest for Trump’s policies of increasing tariffs or fees on imported goods from other countries (68%), withdrawing from international climate change agreements (66%) and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border (60%). Most also disapprove of Trump’s policies to allow fewer immigrants into the U.S. (55%).
A median of 52% also disapprove of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear weapons agreement with Iran. In three Middle East and North African nations, large majorities disapprove of Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. This includes 93% of Tunisians, 85% of Lebanese and 78% of Turks. In Israel itself, however, 74% approve of Trump’s decision, while only 22% disapprove. Of all of Trump’s foreign policies asked about in the survey, his direct negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un garners the most support. Still, only a median of 41% across the 33 countries surveyed approve of this action, compared with 36% who disapprove.
More negative ratings for Trump than for other world leaders: German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the highest marks among the five leaders tested on the poll: A median of 46% express confidence in her leadership of world affairs, while 29% say they do not have confidence in the long-serving German leader. By a slim margin, French President Emmanuel Macron receives more positive reviews (a median of 41% have confidence in him) than negative ones (a median of 36% lack confidence). Within Europe, the share of the public expressing confidence in the French leader ranges from 73% in Germany to 18% in Hungary. Relatively few express confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Nonetheless, Trump receives more negative ratings than either the Russian or Chinese leader. Trump is more popular among people on the political right, yet even among these respondents, confidence in Trump rises to 50% or higher in only six nations.
Ratings for U.S. mostly favorable, but low among some key allies: While overall attitudes toward the U.S. are favorable, there are large differences across the 33 nations in the study, especially among some of its key European Union allies. The U.S. receives its most positive reviews in Europe from three Central and Eastern European nations: 79% of Poles, 70% of Lithuanians and 66% of Hungarians have a favorable opinion of the U.S.
Meanwhile, the lowest ratings for the U.S. in Europe are in the Netherlands (46% favorable), Sweden (45%) and Germany (39%). Outside of the EU, ratings are much more positive in Ukraine (73% favorable) than in Russia (29%). Israelis give the U.S. its highest rating on the survey (83% favorable). Fully 94% of Israeli Jews see the U.S. favorably, while just 37% of Israeli Arabs agree.
Read the report: https://www.pewresearch.org/
Methodology: https://www.pewresearch.org/
Survey Topline: https://www.
For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact Stefan Cornibert at scornibert@pewresearch.org or (+1) 202 419 4372.
Anti-Trump sentiment is especially common in Western Europe: Roughly three-in-four or more lack confidence in Trump in Germany, Sweden, France, Spain and the Netherlands. He also gets especially poor reviews in Mexico, where 89% do not have confidence in him.
In nearly all nations where trends are available, Trump receives lower ratings than his predecessor, Barack Obama. As reported by the Center in 2017, international confidence in the U.S. president plummeted after Trump’s inauguration, while favorable ratings for the U.S. also declined.
Still, Trump does find pockets of support. Majorities in the Philippines, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and India have confidence that the president will do the right thing in world affairs.
These are among the major findings from a Pew Research Center survey conducted among 36,923 people in 33 countries from May 18 to Oct. 2, 2019. Additional key findings in the report include:
Little support for Trump’s international policies, with some exceptions: Overall, there is little support for several of Donald Trump’s signature foreign policies across the 33 countries surveyed in 2019. Looking at the median levels of support across these countries, disapproval is strongest for Trump’s policies of increasing tariffs or fees on imported goods from other countries (68%), withdrawing from international climate change agreements (66%) and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border (60%). Most also disapprove of Trump’s policies to allow fewer immigrants into the U.S. (55%).
A median of 52% also disapprove of the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear weapons agreement with Iran. In three Middle East and North African nations, large majorities disapprove of Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. This includes 93% of Tunisians, 85% of Lebanese and 78% of Turks. In Israel itself, however, 74% approve of Trump’s decision, while only 22% disapprove. Of all of Trump’s foreign policies asked about in the survey, his direct negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un garners the most support. Still, only a median of 41% across the 33 countries surveyed approve of this action, compared with 36% who disapprove.
More negative ratings for Trump than for other world leaders: German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the highest marks among the five leaders tested on the poll: A median of 46% express confidence in her leadership of world affairs, while 29% say they do not have confidence in the long-serving German leader. By a slim margin, French President Emmanuel Macron receives more positive reviews (a median of 41% have confidence in him) than negative ones (a median of 36% lack confidence). Within Europe, the share of the public expressing confidence in the French leader ranges from 73% in Germany to 18% in Hungary. Relatively few express confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Nonetheless, Trump receives more negative ratings than either the Russian or Chinese leader. Trump is more popular among people on the political right, yet even among these respondents, confidence in Trump rises to 50% or higher in only six nations.
Ratings for U.S. mostly favorable, but low among some key allies: While overall attitudes toward the U.S. are favorable, there are large differences across the 33 nations in the study, especially among some of its key European Union allies. The U.S. receives its most positive reviews in Europe from three Central and Eastern European nations: 79% of Poles, 70% of Lithuanians and 66% of Hungarians have a favorable opinion of the U.S.
Meanwhile, the lowest ratings for the U.S. in Europe are in the Netherlands (46% favorable), Sweden (45%) and Germany (39%). Outside of the EU, ratings are much more positive in Ukraine (73% favorable) than in Russia (29%). Israelis give the U.S. its highest rating on the survey (83% favorable). Fully 94% of Israeli Jews see the U.S. favorably, while just 37% of Israeli Arabs agree.
Read the report: https://www.pewresearch.org/
Methodology: https://www.pewresearch.org/
Survey Topline: https://www.
For more information, or to arrange an interview, please contact Stefan Cornibert at scornibert@pewresearch.org or (+1) 202 419 4372.
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