Perception of the U.S. in Latin America 2018

The rate of positive perceptions of the United States in overall Latin America has been decreasing lately. In 2018, around 63 percent of the Latin American people who participated in a survey claimed to have either a good or a very good view of the U.S., down from a 73 percent peak observed two years before.

Recently, the Dominican Republic registered the most positive perception of the United States in the region.

Share of population in Latin America who claimed to have a positive perception of the United States between 2005 and 2018

Characteristic	Share of respondents
2018	63%
2017	67%
2016	73%
2015	65%
2013	67%
2011	72%
2010	71%
2009	73%
2008	57%
2007	61%
2006	61%
2005	61%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

LAC

Survey time period

2005 to 2018

Number of respondents

Approx. 1,000-1,200 respondents per country

Special properties

Including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

No data available for 2012 and 2014.
Data only includes respondents who answered they had either a "good" or a "very good" view of the United States.
The original question posed during the survey was: "Me gustaría conocer su opinión sobre los siguientes países y potencias que le voy a leer ¿Tiene Ud. una muy buena (1), buena(2), mala(3) o muy mala(4) opinión sobre? Estados Unidos."
The wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The source does not specify the age of respondents.

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