FACTBOX: Confidence in business declines around world: survey

(Reuters) - Almost two-thirds of informed adults worldwide -- 62 percent -- said they became less trusting of business last year, according to a survey commissioned by U.S. public relations firm Edelman.

Of the 20 countries surveyed, the greatest decline came in Ireland, with 83 percent losing confidence; while Brazilian confidence was least shaken, with only 21 percent losing confidence.

The data come from a telephone poll of 4,475 people in 20 countries conducted from November 5 through December 14. Polling was limited to "informed adults," defined as those with college educations and top-quartile household income who followed business and public policy news.

Below, a ranking of the 20 countries:

Country Percent that lost confidence

Ireland 83 percent

Japan 79 percent

United States 77 percent

Australia 74 percent

Germany 73 percent

South Korea 69 percent

United Kingdom 67 percent

France 67 percent

Spain 67 percent

Canada 66 percent

Italy 62 percent

Netherlands 61 percent

Sweden 55 percent

Poland 54 percent

China 53 percent

Mexico 50 percent

Russia 49 percent

India 49 percent

Indonesia 32 percent

Brazil 21 percent

SOURCE: EDELMAN TRUST BAROMETER SURVEY

(Reporting by Scott Malone, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)