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In France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, a median of 51% now give their economy a positive grade. This comes in the wake of an average 1.7% growth in 2016 in the five European Union countries and an unemployment rate of 7.4%. The public’s view of the economy is up from a low of 15% across the five EU nations in 2013, when their economies grew at an annual average of only 0.6% and joblessness stood at 9.0%. In 2007, a median of 36% in those countries said their economic situation was good.
The modest but sustained economic recoveries in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan and the U.S. since the 2007-2008 financial crisis have finally buoyed public spirits about economic conditions in those countries. A median of 51% in the 17 advanced economies surveyed believes that their current economic situation is good, 45% think it’s bad. Strong upbeat sentiment in northern Europe in particular offsets quite downbeat views in southern Europe and South Korea.
Emerging market and developing economies have slowed in recent years, especially in key nations in Africa and Latin America, and public opinion in those societies reflects that slowdown. Only 45% in the 15 emerging and developing markets surveyed voice the view that current economic conditions in their nation are good, 54% believe they are bad. Positive views in India and the Philippines are offset by very negative sentiment in Venezuela and Brazil.
Globally, views of economy differ greatly  | The currenteconomic situation in our country is  | Advanced  | Bad  | Good  | Nethe arla Inds  | 12%  | 87%  | Germany  | 13  | 86  | Swed en  | 15  | 84  | Poland  | 31  | 64  | Israel  | 38  | 62  | Australia  | 40  | 60  | 38  | 59  | Canada  | US  | 40  | 46 51 58 59  | UK  | 45  | Russia  | 49  | 42  | Hungary  | 56  | Japan  | 56  | 41  | Spa in  | 71  | 28  | 15 15 21 2  | France  | 78  | Italy  | 83  | South Korea  | 84  | Greece  | 98  | MEDIAN  | 45  | 51  | Emerging Developing  | India  | 83  | Philippines  | 20  | 78  | Senegal  | 23  | 76  | Turkey  | 34  | 65  | Indonesia  | 37  | 63  | Gha na  | 51  | 46  | Chile  | 54  | 45  | 45  | South Africa  | 52  | 28 34 41 43  | Kenya  | 56  | Nigeria  | 59  | Colombia  | 65  | 70  | Mexico  | 23  | 73  | Arge untina  | Venezuela  | 79  | 20  | Brazil  | 82  | 15  | MEDIAN  | 54  | 45  | GLOBAL MEDIAN  | 52  | 46  | Source: Spring 2017 Global Attitudes Survey Q5.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 