Economists See Ray of Hope for Political Situation in Almost All Regions of the World
The assessment of the political situation improved worldwide in the second quarter of 2022, finds the latest Economic Experts Survey (EES) – a global quarterly survey conducted by the ifo Institute and the Swiss Economic Policy Institute – which this time had 1,795 participants from 127 countries. At plus 10 points, they assessed political stability worldwide as significantly better than in the previous quarter. “Despite energy and food crises, even worse fears from the war in Ukraine have fortunately failed to materialize,” says ifo researcher Niklas Potrafke. “At least the fighting has remained regional.”
The assessment of the political situation improved worldwide in the second quarter of 2022, finds the latest Economic Experts Survey (EES) – a global quarterly survey conducted by the ifo Institute and the Swiss Economic Policy Institute – which this time had 1,795 participants from 127 countries. At plus 10 points, they assessed political stability worldwide as significantly better than in the previous quarter. “Despite energy and food crises, even worse fears from the war in Ukraine have fortunately failed to materialize,” says ifo researcher Niklas Potrafke. “At least the fighting has remained regional.”
The map shows the regional average of two questions: “How do you rate the performance of your country’s current government?” and “How do you rate the stability of your country’s current political situation?”. The experts were asked for a comparison with the previous quarter; the response options range from −100 (“worse”) to +100 (“better”). The data is first averaged at country level and then within 18 world regions.
