The impact of trust and changes in trust: A national comparison of individual adoptions of information and communication technologies and related phenomenon

► We investigate the impact of trust on National Level Adoptions (NLA) of a large number of ICT products, services, and issues, while controlling for GDP. ► The data used was based on three World Value Surveys (WVS) conducted across 90 nations, with each nation represented by more than 1000 respondents. ► Our results indicate that trust and national wealth alone are robust predictors of NLA. ► Our findings also show that over a 10 year period, trust rates have changed in many developed nations, and the change has a positive association with changes in adoption rates.