A global study by Ipsos on citizens’ concerns revealed that in Argentina what worries them the most is the inflationalthough the problem that has grown the most in recent times is the unemployment or fear of losing one’s job.
Is your country going in the right direction or on the wrong path? This was one of the key questions in the latest global survey “What worries the world”, conducted by Ipsos, a world leader in market research, last July.
This research, which covered 29 countries and more than 25,000 adults between 17 and 74 years old, indicated that Singapore leads the positive ranking regarding the perception of the direction of countries, with almost 80% of its citizens perceiving that the country is going in the right direction.
By contrast, Peru ranks last with 92% of citizens believing the country is going in the wrong direction. In Argentina, opinion is almost evenly divided: 51% believe the country is heading in the right direction, while 49% think the opposite.
The main concern in Argentina and Latin America
In Latin America, insecurity is the main concern, with the exception of Argentinawhere is inflation, and Colombiawhere unemployment leads the concerns
The concern in the country about the crime and violence (39%) exceeds the global average (30%), although it is lower than in other countries in the region such as Peru (57%), Mexico (48%) and Brazil (42%).
Compared to last year, Argentina showed the greatest improvement in perception of the economic situation. Colombia and Chile They also show improvements, while in Mexico and Peru record a decrease in these indicators compared to last year.
Although the inflation in Argentina remains a major concern, reaching 51% in June 2024, unemployment escalated rapidly, reaching 47% that same month. This increase puts unemployment close to surpassing inflation as the main economic concern.
In this context, Ipsos indicated that the perception of the economy suffered a setback since the arrival Javier Milei to the Government. After three months of slight improvement, positive economic sentiment decreased by one percentage point in June 2024, with only 15% of the population considering that the economy is in good shape, but above the situation assessed a year ago (6%).
Meanwhile, the poverty and social inequality remain significant concerns. 41% of respondents mentioned these two issues as central, although this was a slight decrease compared to the previous month.
“While in Argentina and Brazil the perceptions about wrong path/right direction are reversed compared to June 2023, in the rest of LATAM they remain the same. In particular, Argentina stands out, where in June 2023 the perception of the right direction represented 11% and in June 2024 it represents 54%,” commented Wendy Mendez CasariegoAccount Director (Qualitative) at IPSOS Argentina.
What are the global trends?
As in Argentina, at a global level, the inflation It stabilized as the most worrying issue at 33% in 29 countries, although it remains the main concern for more than two consecutive years.
Globally, pessimism about the direction of countries is increasing, with the proportion of people who believe their country is on the right track down by three percentage points since the beginning of the year.
Right Direction Argentina Ipsos July 2024
“The rest of the top five global concerns have also remained relatively unchanged. Poverty and social inequality are no longer in second place after declining marginally this month, but are now in third place. Military conflict between nations remains in 11th place despite levels of concern rising slightly. Similarly, concerns about terrorism have also risen slightly and moved up three spots on the list, from 15th to 12th this month,” he added. Rosario EspinosaChief Client Officer of IPSOS Argentina.
“Climate change and immigration control now share seventh place on our list, having risen marginally in terms of concern this month. Both now sit at 17% of mentions as a top concern facing their country,” Espinosa concluded.
Source: Ambito
