In 2022, the level of trust in almost all institutions increased sharply in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine remain on top. They are trusted by 96%, while in December 2021 it was 72% of Ukrainians, according to the KMIS survey.
Confidence in the president also increased dramatically. A year ago, only 27% trusted the leader. Now the indicator has increased to 84%. The trust in volunteers increased from 68% to 84%, in the Security Service of Ukraine – from 29% to 63%, and in the National Police – from 30% to 58%. The attitude to the government (from 14% to 52%) and the Verkhovna Rada (from 11% to 35%) also improved.
This year, sociologists added the prosecutor’s office and courts to the list of institutions. Ukrainians are most critical of them. Now 25% trust courts and 34% do not. Also, 21% trust prosecutors, while 32% do not. The share of those who trust the Church dropped from 51% to 44%. Instead, Ukrainians began to trust ordinary people in their locality more (from 63% to 71%).
Sociologists also asked about the attitude towards immigrants. 52% of respondents trust them and only 10% do not trust them (the rest have an uncertain / indifferent attitude).
Confidence in the Ukrainian mass media has also increased from 32% to 57% over the past year. Trust in the Russian mass media remains extremely weak (dropping from 3% to 1%).
