In 2022, the share of Swedes in a survey who had trust in their government increased to 46 percent, the highest since 2014, underlining that the Swedish government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its response to the Russia-Ukraine war caused the trust in it to rise. The level of trust was at its lowest in 2016, when only 31 percent had high or very high levels of trust in the government.
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hur stort förtroende har du för på det sätt på vilket följande institutioner och grupper sköter sitt arbete?"
The percentage refers to the combined share of respondents stating to be "very large trust (1)" and "rather large trust (2)". The share answering to be "not very large trust (3)" and "not large trust at all (4)" is not included in this statistic.
*Refers to most recent survey. The number of respondents in each year was as follows:
2021: 3,146
2020: 3,556
2019: 3,187>br>
2018: 3,485
2017: 3,485
2016: 3,157
2015: 4,817
2014: 4,986
2013: 6,435
2012: 6,076
2011: 4,556
2010: 4,821
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SOM-institutet. (July 5, 2023). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. "Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. (2023). Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. "Share of People with Very/Rather Large Trust in The Government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet, Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/ (last visited December 02, 2024)
Share of people with very/rather large trust in the government in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], SOM-institutet, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901376/share-of-people-trusting-the-government-in-sweden/