Public opinion entering 2025 on crime and the economy
Recent year-end polling by the Public Opinion Institute at the University of Central America reveals that the economy is now viewed by the overwhelming majority of Salvadorans as the principal problem confronting their country. The poll was conducted from December 5-17, 2024 involving more than 1200 persons from every department in the country. According to the poll results released by IUDOP, 76% of Salvadorans now believe the economy is the biggest problem the government must tackle, up from 70% a year ago, and 63% at the end of 2022. As is true in many places, Salvadorans are focused on inflation, with 54% believing prices have gone up "mucho." How much do you perceive that the cost of living has increased in El Salvador? In contrast to years before 2020, when crime and insecurity was seen by persons polled as the leading crisis or a major problem in the country, today less than 2% of Salvadorans believe that crime is the principal challenge facing the c...