Riyadh, March 27, 2021, SPA – The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia maintained its internationally top-level trust, for the second consecutive year, as it ranked first among 28 countries from all over the world, according to the results of the Edelman Trust Barometer 2021. The level of trust relating to the performance of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rose from 78% in January 2020 to 82% in January 2021, adding furthermore 4 percentage points to its tally and qualifying to top all countries included in the barometer, as the highest government in the world in terms of performance trust. --SPA 20:44 LOCAL TIME 17:44 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1531727