Table Data - Smoothed World Uncertainty Index for China
| Title | Smoothed World Uncertainty Index for China |
|---|---|
| Series ID | WUIMACHN |
| 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 | 1953-07-01 to 2025-07-01 |
| Last Updated | 2025-11-02 3:38 PM CST |
| Notes | The World Uncertainty Index determines uncertainty using the frequency of the selfsame word in the quarterly Economist Intelligence Unit country reports. This smoothed version of the index is preferred over the index for country-level data. The 3-quarter weighted moving average is computed as follows: 1996Q4 = (1996Q4*0.6) + (1996Q3*0.3) + (1996Q2*0.1)/3. Please see Hites Ahir, Nicholas Bloom and Davide Furceri (2018), 'The World Uncertainty Index' for additional explanation. |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1953-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1953-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1954-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1954-04-01 | 0.0635627 |
| 1954-07-01 | 0.0317813 |
| 1954-10-01 | 0.0105938 |
| 1955-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1955-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1955-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1955-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1956-01-01 | 0.0950872 |
| 1956-04-01 | 0.0754765 |
| 1956-07-01 | 0.0712136 |
| 1956-10-01 | 0.0253551 |
| 1957-01-01 | 0.0068999 |
| 1957-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1957-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1957-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1958-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1958-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1958-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1958-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1959-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1959-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1959-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1959-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1960-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1960-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1960-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1960-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1961-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1961-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1961-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1961-10-01 | 0.0411353 |
| 1962-01-01 | 0.0205677 |
| 1962-04-01 | 0.0068559 |
| 1962-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1962-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-07-01 | 0.0401445 |
| 1963-10-01 | 0.0200723 |
| 1964-01-01 | 0.0066908 |
| 1964-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1964-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1964-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1967-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1967-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1967-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1967-10-01 | 0.0395335 |
| 1968-01-01 | 0.1841728 |
| 1968-04-01 | 0.0887920 |
| 1968-07-01 | 0.0274010 |
| 1968-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-04-01 | 0.0399600 |
| 1969-07-01 | 0.0199800 |
| 1969-10-01 | 0.1142062 |
| 1970-01-01 | 0.0890527 |
| 1970-04-01 | 0.0807211 |
| 1970-07-01 | 0.0284584 |
| 1970-10-01 | 0.0075262 |
| 1971-01-01 | 0.0425622 |
| 1971-04-01 | 0.0212811 |
| 1971-07-01 | 0.0070937 |
| 1971-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-10-01 | 0.0680735 |
| 1973-01-01 | 0.0340368 |
| 1973-04-01 | 0.0486869 |
| 1973-07-01 | 0.0746304 |
| 1973-10-01 | 0.0708536 |
| 1974-01-01 | 0.0276517 |
| 1974-04-01 | 0.0648800 |
| 1974-07-01 | 0.0705720 |
| 1974-10-01 | 0.0889192 |
| 1975-01-01 | 0.0361298 |
| 1975-04-01 | 0.0097551 |
| 1975-07-01 | 0.0618812 |
| 1975-10-01 | 0.0309406 |
| 1976-01-01 | 0.0442867 |
| 1976-04-01 | 0.1425359 |
| 1976-07-01 | 0.1103743 |
| 1976-10-01 | 0.0944009 |
| 1977-01-01 | 0.0776186 |
| 1977-04-01 | 0.0781979 |
| 1977-07-01 | 0.0715605 |
| 1977-10-01 | 0.1011234 |
| 1978-01-01 | 0.0432455 |
| 1978-04-01 | 0.0121632 |
| 1978-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1978-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-04-01 | 0.0770268 |
| 1979-07-01 | 0.0385134 |
| 1979-10-01 | 0.0128378 |
| 1980-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-10-01 | 0.0729794 |
| 1981-01-01 | 0.0364897 |
| 1981-04-01 | 0.0564797 |
| 1981-07-01 | 0.0221582 |
| 1981-10-01 | 0.0824189 |
| 1982-01-01 | 0.1174684 |
| 1982-04-01 | 0.0861119 |
| 1982-07-01 | 0.0301405 |
| 1982-10-01 | 0.0056051 |
| 1983-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1983-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1983-07-01 | 0.0317864 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.0429605 |
| 1984-01-01 | 0.0188314 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.0345232 |
| 1984-07-01 | 0.0714447 |
| 1984-10-01 | 0.0510403 |
| 1985-01-01 | 0.0319251 |
| 1985-04-01 | 0.0212726 |
| 1985-07-01 | 0.0248736 |
| 1985-10-01 | 0.0222984 |
| 1986-01-01 | 0.0087863 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.0019923 |
| 1986-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1986-10-01 | 0.0214800 |
| 1987-01-01 | 0.0267862 |
| 1987-04-01 | 0.0270567 |
| 1987-07-01 | 0.0104012 |
| 1987-10-01 | 0.0025756 |
| 1988-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1988-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1988-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1988-10-01 | 0.0311090 |
| 1989-01-01 | 0.0314933 |
| 1989-04-01 | 0.0284413 |
| 1989-07-01 | 0.0103000 |
| 1989-10-01 | 0.0196594 |
| 1990-01-01 | 0.0085558 |
| 1990-04-01 | 0.0028519 |
| 1990-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1990-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1991-01-01 | 0.0310559 |
| 1991-04-01 | 0.0155280 |
| 1991-07-01 | 0.0224695 |
| 1991-10-01 | 0.0086468 |
| 1992-01-01 | 0.0191702 |
| 1992-04-01 | 0.0081440 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.0027147 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.0391211 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.0195605 |
| 1993-04-01 | 0.0065202 |
| 1993-07-01 | 0.0251588 |
| 1993-10-01 | 0.0125794 |
| 1994-01-01 | 0.0096455 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.0130068 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.0206354 |
| 1994-10-01 | 0.0274564 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.0335918 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.0834460 |
| 1995-07-01 | 0.0583996 |
| 1995-10-01 | 0.0215882 |
| 1996-01-01 | 0.0266341 |
| 1996-04-01 | 0.0116469 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.0349994 |
| 1996-10-01 | 0.0482989 |
| 1997-01-01 | 0.0500167 |
| 1997-04-01 | 0.0196869 |
| 1997-07-01 | 0.0173649 |
| 1997-10-01 | 0.0063107 |
| 1998-01-01 | 0.0021036 |
| 1998-04-01 | 0.0111328 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.0596204 |
| 1998-10-01 | 0.0288825 |
| 1999-01-01 | 0.0090090 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1999-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1999-10-01 | 0.0248602 |
| 2000-01-01 | 0.0124301 |
| 2000-04-01 | 0.0041434 |
| 2000-07-01 | 0.0250125 |
| 2000-10-01 | 0.0255110 |
| 2001-01-01 | 0.0448125 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.0192381 |
| 2001-07-01 | 0.0468594 |
| 2001-10-01 | 0.0423853 |
| 2002-01-01 | 0.0408193 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.0383829 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.0154533 |
| 2002-10-01 | 0.0038701 |
| 2003-01-01 | 0.0094598 |
| 2003-04-01 | 0.0488898 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.0236566 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.0249015 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.0087708 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.0029236 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.0098712 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.0289697 |
| 2005-01-01 | 0.0136623 |
| 2005-04-01 | 0.0040057 |
| 2005-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2005-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2006-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2006-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2006-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2006-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2007-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2007-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2007-07-01 | 0.0104384 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.0052192 |
| 2008-01-01 | 0.0017397 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2009-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.0177715 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.0399199 |
| 2010-01-01 | 0.0528167 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.0921249 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.1112363 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.0647682 |
| 2011-01-01 | 0.0206837 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.0029712 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2012-01-01 | 0.0335965 |
| 2012-04-01 | 0.0707473 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.0495887 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.0830002 |
| 2013-01-01 | 0.0663178 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.0466897 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.0236408 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.0252846 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.0449750 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.0502665 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.0415145 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.0316054 |
| 2015-01-01 | 0.0454606 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.0370580 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.0317800 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.0204545 |
| 2016-01-01 | 0.0439324 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.0197773 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.0263998 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.0182075 |
| 2017-01-01 | 0.0204730 |
| 2017-04-01 | 0.0078735 |
| 2017-07-01 | 0.0224989 |
| 2017-10-01 | 0.0555146 |
| 2018-01-01 | 0.0353059 |
| 2018-04-01 | 0.0844642 |
| 2018-07-01 | 0.0645654 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.0495389 |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.0471803 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.1144525 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.0911533 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.1021892 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.1528832 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.1316340 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.0978634 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.0936269 |
| 2021-01-01 | 0.0544279 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.0529662 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.0597016 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.0773217 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.0937732 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.1435177 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.1220796 |
| 2022-10-01 | 0.1237613 |
| 2023-01-01 | 0.0899097 |
| 2023-04-01 | 0.0818916 |
| 2023-07-01 | 0.0985343 |
| 2023-10-01 | 0.0542847 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.0306986 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.0214227 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.0211691 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.0213106 |
| 2025-01-01 | 0.0227383 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.0416784 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.0979916 |