Sharp increase in global negative views of US

The US showed the most substantial decline in approval ratings of all countries polled this year, according to Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service. Double-digit increases in negative views of the US came from traditional allies.

Compared to 2014, negative views of the US increased sharply in a number of NATO countries ‒ including the UK (up from 42 to 64 percent), Spain (44 to 67 percent), France (41 to 56 percent), and Turkey (36 to 64 percent), the survey found.

Negative opinion of the US has also risen in Latin American nations. Mexico (up from 41 to 59 percent) and Peru (29 to 49 percent).

The Country Ratings Poll, conducted by GlobeScan/PPC, surveyed 16 countries in 2014 and in 2017, asking respondents whether a country's influence in the world is "mostly positive" or "mostly negative."

On average, 49 percent of respondents...