Table Data - Smoothed World Uncertainty Index for Lao P.D.R.
| Title | Smoothed World Uncertainty Index for Lao P.D.R. |
|---|---|
| Series ID | WUIMALAO |
| 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 | 1956-07-01 to 2026-01-01 |
| Last Updated | 2026-05-07 4:15 PM CDT |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 1956-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1956-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1957-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 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 | 0.0000000 |
| 1962-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1962-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1962-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1962-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1963-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1964-01-01 | 0.1574803 |
| 1964-04-01 | 0.0787402 |
| 1964-07-01 | 0.0262467 |
| 1964-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1965-04-01 | 0.6042296 |
| 1965-07-01 | 0.3021148 |
| 1965-10-01 | 0.1007049 |
| 1966-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1966-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1967-01-01 | 0.3076923 |
| 1967-04-01 | 0.1538462 |
| 1967-07-01 | 0.7048768 |
| 1967-10-01 | 0.3267974 |
| 1968-01-01 | 0.1089325 |
| 1968-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1968-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1968-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1969-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1970-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1970-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1970-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1970-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1971-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1971-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1971-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1971-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1972-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1973-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1973-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1973-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1973-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1974-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1974-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1974-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1974-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1975-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1975-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1975-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1975-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1976-01-01 | 0.1497006 |
| 1976-04-01 | 0.0748503 |
| 1976-07-01 | 0.0249501 |
| 1976-10-01 | 0.1269438 |
| 1977-01-01 | 0.0634719 |
| 1977-04-01 | 0.0211573 |
| 1977-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1977-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1978-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1978-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1978-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1978-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1979-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1980-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1981-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1981-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1981-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1981-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1982-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1982-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1982-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1982-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1983-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1983-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1983-07-01 | 0.1209921 |
| 1983-10-01 | 0.0604961 |
| 1984-01-01 | 0.0201654 |
| 1984-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1984-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1984-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1985-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1985-04-01 | 0.0772201 |
| 1985-07-01 | 0.0386100 |
| 1985-10-01 | 0.0128700 |
| 1986-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1986-04-01 | 0.0595593 |
| 1986-07-01 | 0.0297796 |
| 1986-10-01 | 0.0099265 |
| 1987-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1987-04-01 | 0.0491039 |
| 1987-07-01 | 0.0245519 |
| 1987-10-01 | 0.0081840 |
| 1988-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1988-04-01 | 0.0531350 |
| 1988-07-01 | 0.0265675 |
| 1988-10-01 | 0.0088558 |
| 1989-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1989-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1989-07-01 | 0.1308615 |
| 1989-10-01 | 0.1126786 |
| 1990-01-01 | 0.1990047 |
| 1990-04-01 | 0.0846599 |
| 1990-07-01 | 0.0255951 |
| 1990-10-01 | 0.0412712 |
| 1991-01-01 | 0.0747628 |
| 1991-04-01 | 0.0339421 |
| 1991-07-01 | 0.0090212 |
| 1991-10-01 | 0.1020408 |
| 1992-01-01 | 0.0510204 |
| 1992-04-01 | 0.0170068 |
| 1992-07-01 | 0.0847637 |
| 1992-10-01 | 0.1347606 |
| 1993-01-01 | 0.0603167 |
| 1993-04-01 | 0.0885493 |
| 1993-07-01 | 0.0365764 |
| 1993-10-01 | 0.0680971 |
| 1994-01-01 | 0.0410269 |
| 1994-04-01 | 0.0158547 |
| 1994-07-01 | 0.0462416 |
| 1994-10-01 | 0.0220313 |
| 1995-01-01 | 0.0073438 |
| 1995-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1995-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1995-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1996-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1996-04-01 | 0.0274725 |
| 1996-07-01 | 0.1271578 |
| 1996-10-01 | 0.0941897 |
| 1997-01-01 | 0.0700699 |
| 1997-04-01 | 0.0228415 |
| 1997-07-01 | 0.0057860 |
| 1997-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1998-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1998-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1998-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 1998-10-01 | 0.0278125 |
| 1999-01-01 | 0.0449574 |
| 1999-04-01 | 0.0201610 |
| 1999-07-01 | 0.0051752 |
| 1999-10-01 | 0.0246518 |
| 2000-01-01 | 0.0381290 |
| 2000-04-01 | 0.0170102 |
| 2000-07-01 | 0.0043005 |
| 2000-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2001-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2001-04-01 | 0.0245549 |
| 2001-07-01 | 0.0122775 |
| 2001-10-01 | 0.0370631 |
| 2002-01-01 | 0.0164853 |
| 2002-04-01 | 0.0054951 |
| 2002-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2002-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2003-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2003-04-01 | 0.0872727 |
| 2003-07-01 | 0.0436364 |
| 2003-10-01 | 0.0145455 |
| 2004-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2004-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2004-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2004-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2005-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2005-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 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 | 0.0193930 |
| 2007-07-01 | 0.0096965 |
| 2007-10-01 | 0.0032322 |
| 2008-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2008-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2008-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2008-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2009-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2009-04-01 | 0.0165920 |
| 2009-07-01 | 0.0248963 |
| 2009-10-01 | 0.0275658 |
| 2010-01-01 | 0.0110169 |
| 2010-04-01 | 0.0027500 |
| 2010-07-01 | 0.0182882 |
| 2010-10-01 | 0.0091441 |
| 2011-01-01 | 0.0030480 |
| 2011-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2011-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2011-10-01 | 0.0403959 |
| 2012-01-01 | 0.0373051 |
| 2012-04-01 | 0.0152862 |
| 2012-07-01 | 0.0399466 |
| 2012-10-01 | 0.0399450 |
| 2013-01-01 | 0.0168812 |
| 2013-04-01 | 0.0035662 |
| 2013-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2013-10-01 | 0.0263400 |
| 2014-01-01 | 0.0301451 |
| 2014-04-01 | 0.0128775 |
| 2014-07-01 | 0.0194529 |
| 2014-10-01 | 0.0083119 |
| 2015-01-01 | 0.0027706 |
| 2015-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2015-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2015-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2016-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2016-04-01 | 0.0196117 |
| 2016-07-01 | 0.0098058 |
| 2016-10-01 | 0.0374976 |
| 2017-01-01 | 0.0171145 |
| 2017-04-01 | 0.0057048 |
| 2017-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2017-10-01 | 0.0380518 |
| 2018-01-01 | 0.0190259 |
| 2018-04-01 | 0.0330907 |
| 2018-07-01 | 0.0133743 |
| 2018-10-01 | 0.0044581 |
| 2019-01-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2019-04-01 | 0.0279018 |
| 2019-07-01 | 0.0352275 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.0152886 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.0161469 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.0278359 |
| 2020-07-01 | 0.0346734 |
| 2020-10-01 | 0.0779287 |
| 2021-01-01 | 0.0477028 |
| 2021-04-01 | 0.0558333 |
| 2021-07-01 | 0.0513563 |
| 2021-10-01 | 0.0645325 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.0563447 |
| 2022-04-01 | 0.0961169 |
| 2022-07-01 | 0.0419788 |
| 2022-10-01 | 0.0414783 |
| 2023-01-01 | 0.0145709 |
| 2023-04-01 | 0.0516406 |
| 2023-07-01 | 0.0784958 |
| 2023-10-01 | 0.0353493 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.0091840 |
| 2024-04-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2024-07-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2024-10-01 | 0.0000000 |
| 2025-01-01 | 0.1040853 |
| 2025-04-01 | 0.1554553 |
| 2025-07-01 | 0.1469658 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.1216043 |
| 2026-01-01 | 0.0800383 |