According to the latest GfK research, citizens of Croatia have the least trust in the Government, the Prime Minister, political parties, and state administration, while they have the most trust in their friends, the people around them, and Croatian science.
Compared to previous years, changes in trust are most noticeable in the institution of the Hague Tribunal, which was trusted by 11 percent of citizens in 2011, and in 2012, support rose to 32 percent. Unlike the Hague Tribunal, the rating of HNB and the governor is declining. In December 2011, 44 percent of Croatian citizens trusted the then governor, while only 25 percent trust HNB and the current governor now. There is also a noticeable trend of declining trust in President Josipović, who was trusted by 48 percent of citizens in 2011, while in 2012, trust in the president is at 34 percent.
Croats have the least trust in political parties, with only 6-7 percent, and this level of trust has not changed for years despite changes in party leadership. The Prime Minister has the trust of 17 percent of citizens, while the Government has the trust of 14 percent.
In Croatia, on the brink of entering the European Union, only 22 percent of citizens trust this institution. Half of Croatian citizens trust the Church in Croatia, as well as Croatian education, and 54 percent trust doctors.
At the very top of the institutions that Croats trust is science, which has the trust of 65 percent of citizens. As many as 80 percent of Croatian citizens trust their friends, with the highest trust in friends among Dalmatia residents, while the least trust in the people they socialize with is found among the residents of Northern Croatia.
