Table Data - Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for South Korea
| Title | Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for South Korea |
|---|---|
| Series ID | KOREAEPUINDXM |
| Source | Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Stephen J. |
| Release | Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release) |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Not Seasonally Adjusted |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | Index |
| Date Range | 1990-01-01 to 2020-12-01 |
| Last Updated | 2021-02-18 8:01 AM CST |
| Notes | Effective September 2016, the Donga Ilbo newspaper was dropped from the set of newspapers used to construct this index. The new version of the index is spliced to the old version based on their overlap from January to August 2016. For further explanation, please see the source's page on the South Korea Monthly Index. For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of the model, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2012), "Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty" |
| DATE | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 1990-01-01 | 129.638656616210940 |
| 1990-02-01 | 73.562210083007810 |
| 1990-03-01 | 102.012573242187500 |
| 1990-04-01 | 118.501373291015620 |
| 1990-05-01 | 45.044033050537110 |
| 1990-06-01 | 41.993118286132810 |
| 1990-07-01 | 55.293289184570310 |
| 1990-08-01 | 36.805610656738280 |
| 1990-09-01 | 38.599475860595700 |
| 1990-10-01 | 63.654529571533200 |
| 1990-11-01 | 58.352340698242190 |
| 1990-12-01 | 48.805477142333984 |
| 1991-01-01 | 78.890480041503900 |
| 1991-02-01 | 65.683654785156250 |
| 1991-03-01 | 65.239868164062500 |
| 1991-04-01 | 52.192302703857420 |
| 1991-05-01 | 34.968540191650390 |
| 1991-06-01 | 46.434280395507810 |
| 1991-07-01 | 29.320182800292970 |
| 1991-08-01 | 127.977394104003900 |
| 1991-09-01 | 84.746864318847660 |
| 1991-10-01 | 38.970798492431640 |
| 1991-11-01 | 142.008499145507800 |
| 1991-12-01 | 152.422851562500000 |
| 1992-01-01 | 68.066413879394530 |
| 1992-02-01 | 35.323722839355470 |
| 1992-03-01 | 35.296119689941406 |
| 1992-04-01 | 68.391578674316400 |
| 1992-05-01 | 46.310718536376950 |
| 1992-06-01 | 35.906909942626950 |
| 1992-07-01 | 65.814025878906250 |
| 1992-08-01 | 70.074996948242190 |
| 1992-09-01 | 67.214424133300780 |
| 1992-10-01 | 94.099136352539060 |
| 1992-11-01 | 115.837760925292970 |
| 1992-12-01 | 127.093017578125000 |
| 1993-01-01 | 78.638122558593750 |
| 1993-02-01 | 62.491668701171875 |
| 1993-03-01 | 50.930011749267580 |
| 1993-04-01 | 51.746765136718750 |
| 1993-05-01 | 35.019271850585940 |
| 1993-06-01 | 77.184585571289060 |
| 1993-07-01 | 68.027145385742190 |
| 1993-08-01 | 185.096130371093750 |
| 1993-09-01 | 74.044555664062500 |
| 1993-10-01 | 64.392303466796880 |
| 1993-11-01 | 109.665122985839840 |
| 1993-12-01 | 49.162174224853516 |
| 1994-01-01 | 83.145317077636720 |
| 1994-02-01 | 61.295154571533200 |
| 1994-03-01 | 28.133577346801758 |
| 1994-04-01 | 44.398044586181640 |
| 1994-05-01 | 45.752223968505860 |
| 1994-06-01 | 94.249580383300780 |
| 1994-07-01 | 160.661346435546880 |
| 1994-08-01 | 90.061119079589840 |
| 1994-09-01 | 62.247123718261720 |
| 1994-10-01 | 43.929859161376950 |
| 1994-11-01 | 53.131122589111330 |
| 1994-12-01 | 57.017692565917970 |
| 1995-01-01 | 86.163116455078120 |
| 1995-02-01 | 61.419315338134766 |
| 1995-03-01 | 69.101005554199220 |
| 1995-04-01 | 43.504505157470700 |
| 1995-05-01 | 51.072994232177734 |
| 1995-06-01 | 42.156242370605470 |
| 1995-07-01 | 44.569068908691406 |
| 1995-08-01 | 34.543701171875000 |
| 1995-09-01 | 34.691822052001950 |
| 1995-10-01 | 44.400379180908200 |
| 1995-11-01 | 56.083801269531250 |
| 1995-12-01 | 55.088260650634766 |
| 1996-01-01 | 90.648605346679690 |
| 1996-02-01 | 65.518333435058600 |
| 1996-03-01 | 55.359592437744140 |
| 1996-04-01 | 63.592533111572266 |
| 1996-05-01 | 33.822158813476560 |
| 1996-06-01 | 35.196033477783200 |
| 1996-07-01 | 39.501121520996094 |
| 1996-08-01 | 42.756042480468750 |
| 1996-09-01 | 45.213985443115234 |
| 1996-10-01 | 29.694196701049805 |
| 1996-11-01 | 35.812614440917970 |
| 1996-12-01 | 65.272010803222660 |
| 1997-01-01 | 96.736999511718750 |
| 1997-02-01 | 95.543174743652340 |
| 1997-03-01 | 58.503791809082030 |
| 1997-04-01 | 42.154121398925780 |
| 1997-05-01 | 22.886646270751953 |
| 1997-06-01 | 48.312713623046875 |
| 1997-07-01 | 41.882995605468750 |
| 1997-08-01 | 50.171432495117190 |
| 1997-09-01 | 56.847137451171875 |
| 1997-10-01 | 105.403274536132810 |
| 1997-11-01 | 91.968521118164060 |
| 1997-12-01 | 150.546463012695300 |
| 1998-01-01 | 85.984405517578120 |
| 1998-02-01 | 62.058845520019530 |
| 1998-03-01 | 41.538452148437500 |
| 1998-04-01 | 49.499092102050780 |
| 1998-05-01 | 50.572608947753906 |
| 1998-06-01 | 63.470546722412110 |
| 1998-07-01 | 54.497848510742190 |
| 1998-08-01 | 88.187522888183600 |
| 1998-09-01 | 140.454132080078120 |
| 1998-10-01 | 118.568222045898440 |
| 1998-11-01 | 89.158988952636720 |
| 1998-12-01 | 94.915946960449220 |
| 1999-01-01 | 81.927391052246100 |
| 1999-02-01 | 59.316474914550780 |
| 1999-03-01 | 39.124015808105470 |
| 1999-04-01 | 52.506935119628906 |
| 1999-05-01 | 60.596035003662110 |
| 1999-06-01 | 33.701847076416016 |
| 1999-07-01 | 57.671199798583984 |
| 1999-08-01 | 29.661186218261720 |
| 1999-09-01 | 52.504177093505860 |
| 1999-10-01 | 75.135459899902340 |
| 1999-11-01 | 48.582710266113280 |
| 1999-12-01 | 22.427446365356445 |
| 2000-01-01 | 55.092353820800780 |
| 2000-02-01 | 33.020256042480470 |
| 2000-03-01 | 33.104640960693360 |
| 2000-04-01 | 74.568229675292970 |
| 2000-05-01 | 126.798065185546880 |
| 2000-06-01 | 115.864456176757810 |
| 2000-07-01 | 58.343441009521484 |
| 2000-08-01 | 44.882255554199220 |
| 2000-09-01 | 121.424224853515620 |
| 2000-10-01 | 66.016754150390620 |
| 2000-11-01 | 232.670089721679700 |
| 2000-12-01 | 140.281600952148440 |
| 2001-01-01 | 122.689704895019530 |
| 2001-02-01 | 90.738647460937500 |
| 2001-03-01 | 84.369186401367190 |
| 2001-04-01 | 105.838569641113280 |
| 2001-05-01 | 93.241615295410160 |
| 2001-06-01 | 75.571975708007810 |
| 2001-07-01 | 113.560256958007810 |
| 2001-08-01 | 159.741470336914060 |
| 2001-09-01 | 183.462203979492200 |
| 2001-10-01 | 168.934432983398440 |
| 2001-11-01 | 122.699462890625000 |
| 2001-12-01 | 111.505332946777340 |
| 2002-01-01 | 136.215011596679700 |
| 2002-02-01 | 59.017024993896484 |
| 2002-03-01 | 62.528923034667970 |
| 2002-04-01 | 75.536010742187500 |
| 2002-05-01 | 104.503417968750000 |
| 2002-06-01 | 79.953697204589840 |
| 2002-07-01 | 70.119537353515620 |
| 2002-08-01 | 88.367736816406250 |
| 2002-09-01 | 136.937408447265620 |
| 2002-10-01 | 195.053390502929700 |
| 2002-11-01 | 142.319335937500000 |
| 2002-12-01 | 162.255844116210940 |
| 2003-01-01 | 224.403350830078120 |
| 2003-02-01 | 298.801483154296900 |
| 2003-03-01 | 319.003784179687500 |
| 2003-04-01 | 208.063552856445300 |
| 2003-05-01 | 141.168624877929700 |
| 2003-06-01 | 155.376525878906250 |
| 2003-07-01 | 109.278488159179690 |
| 2003-08-01 | 94.965377807617190 |
| 2003-09-01 | 77.554679870605470 |
| 2003-10-01 | 153.171203613281250 |
| 2003-11-01 | 111.307083129882810 |
| 2003-12-01 | 96.781280517578120 |
| 2004-01-01 | 145.821533203125000 |
| 2004-02-01 | 77.061485290527340 |
| 2004-03-01 | 180.116394042968750 |
| 2004-04-01 | 141.320571899414060 |
| 2004-05-01 | 205.358947753906250 |
| 2004-06-01 | 95.582733154296880 |
| 2004-07-01 | 103.641403198242190 |
| 2004-08-01 | 132.951263427734380 |
| 2004-09-01 | 120.337036132812500 |
| 2004-10-01 | 137.298522949218750 |
| 2004-11-01 | 145.226516723632800 |
| 2004-12-01 | 93.934333801269530 |
| 2005-01-01 | 107.983818054199220 |
| 2005-02-01 | 49.758312225341800 |
| 2005-03-01 | 59.187976837158200 |
| 2005-04-01 | 47.205741882324220 |
| 2005-05-01 | 68.587661743164060 |
| 2005-06-01 | 50.874046325683594 |
| 2005-07-01 | 74.232322692871100 |
| 2005-08-01 | 50.949932098388670 |
| 2005-09-01 | 86.649856567382810 |
| 2005-10-01 | 86.609306335449220 |
| 2005-11-01 | 62.466236114501950 |
| 2005-12-01 | 79.169998168945310 |
| 2006-01-01 | 76.670486450195310 |
| 2006-02-01 | 82.132781982421880 |
| 2006-03-01 | 63.849334716796875 |
| 2006-04-01 | 85.363174438476560 |
| 2006-05-01 | 84.962982177734380 |
| 2006-06-01 | 111.203155517578120 |
| 2006-07-01 | 94.998970031738280 |
| 2006-08-01 | 64.386749267578120 |
| 2006-09-01 | 70.377471923828120 |
| 2006-10-01 | 140.808380126953120 |
| 2006-11-01 | 108.077262878417970 |
| 2006-12-01 | 106.058166503906250 |
| 2007-01-01 | 134.791610717773440 |
| 2007-02-01 | 66.335083007812500 |
| 2007-03-01 | 79.735160827636720 |
| 2007-04-01 | 78.807868957519530 |
| 2007-05-01 | 69.240325927734380 |
| 2007-06-01 | 74.090751647949220 |
| 2007-07-01 | 37.306587219238280 |
| 2007-08-01 | 80.593070983886720 |
| 2007-09-01 | 79.575820922851560 |
| 2007-10-01 | 57.744136810302734 |
| 2007-11-01 | 91.988624572753900 |
| 2007-12-01 | 140.624450683593750 |
| 2008-01-01 | 135.080993652343750 |
| 2008-02-01 | 95.595809936523440 |
| 2008-03-01 | 87.944526672363280 |
| 2008-04-01 | 74.095062255859380 |
| 2008-05-01 | 89.214927673339840 |
| 2008-06-01 | 125.871093750000000 |
| 2008-07-01 | 126.503623962402340 |
| 2008-08-01 | 110.481140136718750 |
| 2008-09-01 | 261.629913330078100 |
| 2008-10-01 | 209.300384521484380 |
| 2008-11-01 | 207.479461669921880 |
| 2008-12-01 | 165.294754028320300 |
| 2009-01-01 | 201.634460449218750 |
| 2009-02-01 | 157.929916381835940 |
| 2009-03-01 | 120.704803466796880 |
| 2009-04-01 | 111.492767333984380 |
| 2009-05-01 | 143.117218017578120 |
| 2009-06-01 | 174.229110717773440 |
| 2009-07-01 | 206.663711547851560 |
| 2009-08-01 | 103.187683105468750 |
| 2009-09-01 | 128.322631835937500 |
| 2009-10-01 | 115.091789245605470 |
| 2009-11-01 | 150.372817993164060 |
| 2009-12-01 | 152.253479003906250 |
| 2010-01-01 | 170.978851318359380 |
| 2010-02-01 | 142.292617797851560 |
| 2010-03-01 | 114.657920837402340 |
| 2010-04-01 | 138.257064819335940 |
| 2010-05-01 | 147.456710815429700 |
| 2010-06-01 | 152.005661010742200 |
| 2010-07-01 | 119.207542419433600 |
| 2010-08-01 | 140.946655273437500 |
| 2010-09-01 | 170.067504882812500 |
| 2010-10-01 | 165.472640991210940 |
| 2010-11-01 | 167.072097778320300 |
| 2010-12-01 | 156.279190063476560 |
| 2011-01-01 | 137.054046630859380 |
| 2011-02-01 | 90.905616760253900 |
| 2011-03-01 | 164.497421264648440 |
| 2011-04-01 | 104.016899108886720 |
| 2011-05-01 | 96.734138488769530 |
| 2011-06-01 | 129.989883422851560 |
| 2011-07-01 | 134.779846191406250 |
| 2011-08-01 | 219.381179809570300 |
| 2011-09-01 | 248.318588256835940 |
| 2011-10-01 | 187.101425170898440 |
| 2011-11-01 | 221.163070678710940 |
| 2011-12-01 | 270.365020751953100 |
| 2012-01-01 | 254.889404296875000 |
| 2012-02-01 | 114.401237487792970 |
| 2012-03-01 | 111.184593200683600 |
| 2012-04-01 | 122.195983886718750 |
| 2012-05-01 | 174.752380371093750 |
| 2012-06-01 | 207.792984008789060 |
| 2012-07-01 | 152.126647949218750 |
| 2012-08-01 | 131.957794189453120 |
| 2012-09-01 | 160.979125976562500 |
| 2012-10-01 | 175.732345581054700 |
| 2012-11-01 | 188.558746337890620 |
| 2012-12-01 | 164.728424072265620 |
| 2013-01-01 | 192.952423095703120 |
| 2013-02-01 | 164.423141479492200 |
| 2013-03-01 | 125.920173645019530 |
| 2013-04-01 | 134.631790161132800 |
| 2013-05-01 | 109.642761230468750 |
| 2013-06-01 | 149.050460815429700 |
| 2013-07-01 | 116.505325317382810 |
| 2013-08-01 | 98.128257751464840 |
| 2013-09-01 | 122.006774902343750 |
| 2013-10-01 | 143.528152465820300 |
| 2013-11-01 | 84.723709106445310 |
| 2013-12-01 | 125.797714233398440 |
| 2014-01-01 | 105.641128540039060 |
| 2014-02-01 | 80.798072814941400 |
| 2014-03-01 | 55.900730133056640 |
| 2014-04-01 | 65.955535888671880 |
| 2014-05-01 | 66.658966064453120 |
| 2014-06-01 | 70.284118652343750 |
| 2014-07-01 | 92.390579223632810 |
| 2014-08-01 | 79.659774780273440 |
| 2014-09-01 | 64.483428955078120 |
| 2014-10-01 | 88.133872985839840 |
| 2014-11-01 | 104.910598754882810 |
| 2014-12-01 | 107.761360168457030 |
| 2015-01-01 | 165.815795898437500 |
| 2015-02-01 | 125.876266479492190 |
| 2015-03-01 | 97.985778808593750 |
| 2015-04-01 | 76.981163024902340 |
| 2015-05-01 | 87.522415161132810 |
| 2015-06-01 | 130.553771972656250 |
| 2015-07-01 | 126.272621154785160 |
| 2015-08-01 | 144.347076416015620 |
| 2015-09-01 | 190.670944213867200 |
| 2015-10-01 | 126.641403198242190 |
| 2015-11-01 | 94.250801086425780 |
| 2015-12-01 | 172.044998168945300 |
| 2016-01-01 | 181.939767789865980 |
| 2016-02-01 | 166.595524429735700 |
| 2016-03-01 | 112.434808845181520 |
| 2016-04-01 | 100.996025787931500 |
| 2016-05-01 | 103.921440066233560 |
| 2016-06-01 | 274.809119515400900 |
| 2016-07-01 | 214.107525305445140 |
| 2016-08-01 | 101.311640660205440 |
| 2016-09-01 | 123.548983544812830 |
| 2016-10-01 | 122.171247343542320 |
| 2016-11-01 | 387.970821857329550 |
| 2016-12-01 | 375.906974490772650 |
| 2017-01-01 | 391.798399614048000 |
| 2017-02-01 | 299.674846984306160 |
| 2017-03-01 | 220.402162455740520 |
| 2017-04-01 | 165.396951408934260 |
| 2017-05-01 | 118.962015972125560 |
| 2017-06-01 | 118.950759364658650 |
| 2017-07-01 | 97.311022915158120 |
| 2017-08-01 | 90.034294192030300 |
| 2017-09-01 | 102.089935325683710 |
| 2017-10-01 | 120.318553096052110 |
| 2017-11-01 | 93.289159027048560 |
| 2017-12-01 | 111.029985134786140 |
| 2018-01-01 | 95.630258733643520 |
| 2018-02-01 | 71.157353863815090 |
| 2018-03-01 | 129.418991005172420 |
| 2018-04-01 | 103.855925492795960 |
| 2018-05-01 | 134.964251537408160 |
| 2018-06-01 | 126.329388750821540 |
| 2018-07-01 | 155.153872887588820 |
| 2018-08-01 | 149.484414133883260 |
| 2018-09-01 | 153.960057184088200 |
| 2018-10-01 | 176.211079267463450 |
| 2018-11-01 | 203.245371103029780 |
| 2018-12-01 | 243.033558053150840 |
| 2019-01-01 | 249.436502202593100 |
| 2019-02-01 | 146.823761123823180 |
| 2019-03-01 | 172.994762664245120 |
| 2019-04-01 | 138.911178412280630 |
| 2019-05-01 | 230.145751779519170 |
| 2019-06-01 | 248.528869937037260 |
| 2019-07-01 | 316.855461232396860 |
| 2019-08-01 | 538.176764508548700 |
| 2019-09-01 | 275.198547392015940 |
| 2019-10-01 | 274.024401742938200 |
| 2019-11-01 | 239.355950293540250 |
| 2019-12-01 | 257.886125216933100 |
| 2020-01-01 | 255.230494798868960 |
| 2020-02-01 | 159.151652189069300 |
| 2020-03-01 | 224.871561313919870 |
| 2020-04-01 | 211.494615201694530 |
| 2020-05-01 | 252.086815182000350 |
| 2020-06-01 | 245.735737901474200 |
| 2020-07-01 | 160.697535122473940 |
| 2020-08-01 | 162.820710840799650 |
| 2020-09-01 | 136.296805897863400 |
| 2020-10-01 | 189.379096060612260 |
| 2020-11-01 | 287.691066312430500 |
| 2020-12-01 | 182.512180104618100 |
