In this paper, we explore trends in value priorities on a countrylevel across
Western Europe using the Schwartz typology of personal values. We analyze
the significance of the time effect as well as country-level differences in
time effects on individual value priorities. We use latent growth curve
modeling and data from the European Social Survey, including 12 countries
(with more than 240,000 respondents) and ten time-points between 2002 and
2020. Results indicate insignificant time effects on tradition and
stimulation, weak positive time effects on benevolence, universalism,
self-direction, and hedonism, and weak negative effects on security,
conformity, achievement, and power. Finally, the analysis of country-level
differences indicates that the observed pattern is particularly pronounced
in the Nordic countries. Generally, our evidence suggests relative stability
of values and a slow cultural shift across Western Europe.