ABOUT US LOCATIONS CAREERS CONTACT US SUBSCRIBE Gallup Consulting Expertise Services & Solutions Learning & Events Featured Insights Shop Search Politics Economy World Key Topics Blogs & Podcast More More navigation items SUBSCRIBE Unbiased news powered by public opinion research and analysis of human behavior around the world PRESIDENTIAL JOB APPROVAL Approval Nov 1-16 42% (-) Disapproval Nov 1-16 55% (+3) U.S. ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE INDEX Summary of opinion on current and future economic conditions (Nov 2021) -29 U.S. SATISFACTION Percentage satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. (Nov 2021) 24% Featured News & Analysis VIEW MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS WORLD Leaving Lebanon: Crisis Has Most People Looking for Exit Lebanon continues to spiral out of control. Record numbers are unable to afford the basics, and a skyrocketing percentage want to leave. ECONOMY Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households WELLBEING COVID-19 Still Widely Named as Biggest U.S. Health Problem GALLUP BLOG World’s Trust in Science, Scientists Rises Amid Pandemic ECONOMY Holiday Shopping Just Getting Started but Could Be Brisk Global Law and Order Report - Gallup SUBSCRIBE TO THE GALLUP NEWS BRIEF Get the leaders’ shortcut to essential discoveries and insights on U.S. and global public opinion. Sign Up for the Gallup News Brief: SIGN UP World VIEW MORE WORLD ARTICLES Women Worldwide Not Getting Tests That Could Save Their Lives The inaugural Hologic Global Women's Health Index shows that during the first year of the pandemic, most women worldwide said they weren't tested for diseases and conditions that harm or kill millions every year. Leaving Lebanon: Crisis Has Most People Looking for Exit World’s Trust in Science, Scientists Rises Amid Pandemic Young People Rely on Social Media, but Don't Trust It Politics VIEW MORE POLITICS ARTICLES Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households Nearly half of Americans report experiencing financial hardship because of recent price increases, with 10% describing it as "severe." Leaving Lebanon: Crisis Has Most People Looking for Exit COVID-19 Still Widely Named as Biggest U.S. Health Problem Economic Concerns Hit Pandemic High; Still Low Historically Inside the Trend: Presidential Job Approval VIEW FULL TREND PRESIDENTIAL JOB APPROVAL Biden Approval, Legislation and the American Public Biden Approval Ratings Mostly Underwater Presidential Job Approval Center Virginia and New Jersey Elections in National Context Economics & Personal Finance VIEW MORE ECONOMICS & PERSONAL FINANCE ARTICLES Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households Leaving Lebanon: Crisis Has Most People Looking for Exit Holiday Shopping Just Getting Started but Could Be Brisk Economic Concerns Hit Pandemic High; Still Low Historically Biden Approval Ratings Mostly Underwater Virginia and New Jersey Elections in National Context Inside the Trend: Economic Confidence VIEW MORE ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE ARTICLES U.S. Economic Confidence Index GALLUP -40 -20 0 20 40 60 4/11/2018 9/12/2018 1/10/2019 6/16/2019 11/14/2019 4/14/2020 8/12/2020 1/15/2021 6/18/2021 11/16/2021 Inside the Trend: Economic Confidence Holiday Shopping Just Getting Started but Could Be Brisk Early U.S. Holiday Spending Plans Look Similar to 2020 Job Market Ratings Set Record, but Economic Confidence Slides Americans Report Booming Job Market U.S. Mood & Satisfaction VIEW MORE U.S. MOOD & SATISFACTION ARTICLES U.S. Satisfaction GALLUP 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 11/7/2008 2/1/2010 3/3/2011 6/7/2012 9/5/2013 1/5/2015 6/1/2016 10/5/2017 2/1/2019 7/1/2020 11/1/2021 U.S. Mood & Satisfaction Inflation Causing Hardship for 45% of U.S. Households COVID-19 Still Widely Named as Biggest U.S. Health Problem Holiday Shopping Just Getting Started but Could Be Brisk Economic Concerns Hit Pandemic High; Still Low Historically FEATURED REPORT Gallup's Latest Rating World Leaders Report Each year, Gallup releases the Rating World Leaders report, which details the rise – or fall – in approval ratings of major world powers. The report shows where the biggest gains and losses came from, and how each country stacks up. DOWNLOAD GALLUP'S LATEST RATING WORLD LEADERS REPORT EXCLUSIVE FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT 49% median percentage of people worldwide who approved of U.S. leadership in the first six months of 2021, tying the previous record high set under former President Barack Obama. 52% median worldwide approval rating for Germany in 2020, the highest rating Gallup has ever recorded. 53% median percentage of people in Africa who approved of U.S. leadership in 2020, the highest worldwide. 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