OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions 2026 Results

This report presents the main findings of the third cross-national OECD Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions, carried out in 2025. The survey, based on a representative sample of the adult population in 33 OECD and 5 OECD accession candidate countries, assesses people’s trust in government and the factors that drive trust: namely, perceptions of the reliability, responsiveness, integrity, openness and fairness of public institutions. The report highlights notable changes over time in trust levels and trust drivers. Special focus chapters on trust in legislatures, people’s views on the potential effects of government use of artificial intelligence, and the perceived barriers to and impacts of political participation provide novel insights based on newly introduced questions.