Worldwide, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
2020
Number of respondents
18,500*
Supplementary notes
* For this survey, 1,000 individuals were interviewed in each country, except in Great Britain and in the US (2,000 each), and Hong Kong (500).
The source adds the following information: "In most markets, samples are nationally representative but some samples are online representative and national urban representative. Though we endeavor to ensure our samples are as representative as possible, YouGov surveys are online only, so there may be a skew towards digital behaviors."
The source does not specify the date of survey.
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Changing financial behaviors due to COVID-19 worldwide
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures implemented by governments to slow down the outbreak forced people worldwide to change their financial behaviors. As the graph shows, many people were able to save more money, due to lockdowns and business closures. For instance, more than ** percent of respondents in Hong Kong, France, Indonesia, China, and India said that they saved more money during 2020. On the other hand, some people needed to dip into their savings or even borrow more money to face the crisis. Specifically, more than ** percent of respondents in Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, and India were forced to go into debt to overcome the difficult situation caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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