This statistic shows the opinion of residents of the United States and Germany in 2016 on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition. In 2016, 58 percent of German residents and 71 percent of U.S. residents thought their country should do more to protect its economy from foreign competition.
View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016
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Bertelsmann Stiftung. (April 21, 2016). View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bertelsmann Stiftung. "View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bertelsmann Stiftung. (2016). View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bertelsmann Stiftung. "View of German and U.S. Residents on Whether Their Country Should Do More to Protect Its Own Economy from Foreign Competition as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bertelsmann Stiftung, View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 06, 2025)
View of German and U.S. residents on whether their country should do more to protect its own economy from foreign competition as of 2016 [Graph], Bertelsmann Stiftung, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/544157/opinion-poll-on-germany-and-us-limiting-free-trade-2016/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed