Table Data - World Uncertainty Index: Global: Simple Average
| Title | World Uncertainty Index: Global: Simple Average |
|---|---|
| Series ID | WUIGLOBALSMPAVG |
| Source | Ahir, Hites, Bloom, Nick, Furceri, Davide |
| Release | World Uncertainty Index (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | Index |
| Date Range | 1990-01-01 to 2026-04-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-07-31 2:46 PM CDT |
| Notes | The World Uncertainty Index determines uncertainty using the frequency of the selfsame word in the quarterly Economist Intelligence Unit country reports. Please see Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom and Davide Furceri (2018), 'The World Uncertainty Index' for additional explanation. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | 9411.204 |
| 1990-04-01 | 9267.289 |
| 1990-07-01 | 13230.890 |
| 1990-10-01 | 10886.610 |
| 1991-01-01 | 9446.463 |
| 1991-04-01 | 10922.480 |
| 1991-07-01 | 9657.110 |
| 1991-10-01 | 8470.171 |
| 1992-01-01 | 10889.000 |
| 1992-04-01 | 12753.200 |
| 1992-07-01 | 11028.290 |
| 1992-10-01 | 12509.500 |
| 1993-01-01 | 9082.783 |
| 1993-04-01 | 12739.150 |
| 1993-07-01 | 12117.600 |
| 1993-10-01 | 14335.870 |
| 1994-01-01 | 10871.380 |
| 1994-04-01 | 11243.930 |
| 1994-07-01 | 12446.790 |
| 1994-10-01 | 11781.690 |
| 1995-01-01 | 9409.442 |
| 1995-04-01 | 10513.400 |
| 1995-07-01 | 9686.272 |
| 1995-10-01 | 11510.830 |
| 1996-01-01 | 12580.840 |
| 1996-04-01 | 11671.070 |
| 1996-07-01 | 10196.190 |
| 1996-10-01 | 11303.690 |
| 1997-01-01 | 8614.271 |
| 1997-04-01 | 10732.230 |
| 1997-07-01 | 11452.690 |
| 1997-10-01 | 11508.360 |
| 1998-01-01 | 14228.050 |
| 1998-04-01 | 14504.910 |
| 1998-07-01 | 11728.350 |
| 1998-10-01 | 14219.680 |
| 1999-01-01 | 11438.840 |
| 1999-04-01 | 11356.630 |
| 1999-07-01 | 10578.610 |
| 1999-10-01 | 14326.660 |
| 2000-01-01 | 11018.460 |
| 2000-04-01 | 12878.130 |
| 2000-07-01 | 12189.600 |
| 2000-10-01 | 12462.730 |
| 2001-01-01 | 13424.470 |
| 2001-04-01 | 13419.920 |
| 2001-07-01 | 13656.920 |
| 2001-10-01 | 17052.760 |
| 2002-01-01 | 17898.100 |
| 2002-04-01 | 12716.750 |
| 2002-07-01 | 10474.980 |
| 2002-10-01 | 15357.440 |
| 2003-01-01 | 15814.660 |
| 2003-04-01 | 22181.340 |
| 2003-07-01 | 14339.110 |
| 2003-10-01 | 13304.620 |
| 2004-01-01 | 12826.970 |
| 2004-04-01 | 14036.940 |
| 2004-07-01 | 14326.840 |
| 2004-10-01 | 13994.630 |
| 2005-01-01 | 14116.760 |
| 2005-04-01 | 12877.170 |
| 2005-07-01 | 15711.720 |
| 2005-10-01 | 14918.910 |
| 2006-01-01 | 13605.000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 16080.320 |
| 2006-07-01 | 13974.320 |
| 2006-10-01 | 12467.290 |
| 2007-01-01 | 13709.510 |
| 2007-04-01 | 11730.960 |
| 2007-07-01 | 14483.210 |
| 2007-10-01 | 14525.910 |
| 2008-01-01 | 12745.870 |
| 2008-04-01 | 13256.690 |
| 2008-07-01 | 12943.170 |
| 2008-10-01 | 13841.780 |
| 2009-01-01 | 14532.990 |
| 2009-04-01 | 13059.040 |
| 2009-07-01 | 14065.570 |
| 2009-10-01 | 13742.630 |
| 2010-01-01 | 14421.220 |
| 2010-04-01 | 15644.230 |
| 2010-07-01 | 16127.060 |
| 2010-10-01 | 14742.340 |
| 2011-01-01 | 16075.880 |
| 2011-04-01 | 16742.340 |
| 2011-07-01 | 19621.820 |
| 2011-10-01 | 18218.820 |
| 2012-01-01 | 19113.690 |
| 2012-04-01 | 25315.060 |
| 2012-07-01 | 23764.510 |
| 2012-10-01 | 22170.600 |
| 2013-01-01 | 23274.250 |
| 2013-04-01 | 21872.170 |
| 2013-07-01 | 21941.480 |
| 2013-10-01 | 23593.380 |
| 2014-01-01 | 21355.190 |
| 2014-04-01 | 20741.190 |
| 2014-07-01 | 18590.660 |
| 2014-10-01 | 19159.670 |
| 2015-01-01 | 21909.180 |
| 2015-04-01 | 22376.540 |
| 2015-07-01 | 22771.920 |
| 2015-10-01 | 27336.310 |
| 2016-01-01 | 24088.850 |
| 2016-04-01 | 22924.960 |
| 2016-07-01 | 33863.660 |
| 2016-10-01 | 30551.200 |
| 2017-01-01 | 32886.180 |
| 2017-04-01 | 22192.550 |
| 2017-07-01 | 18574.570 |
| 2017-10-01 | 23726.950 |
| 2018-01-01 | 19051.030 |
| 2018-04-01 | 18437.450 |
| 2018-07-01 | 20484.340 |
| 2018-10-01 | 21724.660 |
| 2019-01-01 | 29707.970 |
| 2019-04-01 | 23832.260 |
| 2019-07-01 | 25417.490 |
| 2019-10-01 | 27789.540 |
| 2020-01-01 | 27165.670 |
| 2020-04-01 | 24050.380 |
| 2020-07-01 | 33481.000 |
| 2020-10-01 | 24511.590 |
| 2021-01-01 | 17911.830 |
| 2021-04-01 | 22550.070 |
| 2021-07-01 | 23529.340 |
| 2021-10-01 | 23117.640 |
| 2022-01-01 | 22033.800 |
| 2022-04-01 | 25434.660 |
| 2022-07-01 | 20214.250 |
| 2022-10-01 | 26940.260 |
| 2023-01-01 | 19697.240 |
| 2023-04-01 | 23722.650 |
| 2023-07-01 | 22050.810 |
| 2023-10-01 | 17744.120 |
| 2024-01-01 | 16396.190 |
| 2024-04-01 | 14389.500 |
| 2024-07-01 | 16702.590 |
| 2024-10-01 | 23229.740 |
| 2025-01-01 | 31213.940 |
| 2025-04-01 | 50626.360 |
| 2025-07-01 | 56813.300 |
| 2025-10-01 | 47019.850 |
| 2026-01-01 | 49105.980 |
| 2026-04-01 | 47647.480 |