Table Data - World Uncertainty Index: Western Hemisphere
| Title | World Uncertainty Index: Western Hemisphere |
|---|---|
| Series ID | WUIWEST |
| 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 2024-07-01 |
| Last Updated | 2024-10-15 2:48 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 | 15472.910 |
| 1990-04-01 | 8050.245 |
| 1990-07-01 | 10986.880 |
| 1990-10-01 | 5276.455 |
| 1991-01-01 | 7738.637 |
| 1991-04-01 | 5576.254 |
| 1991-07-01 | 6222.597 |
| 1991-10-01 | 4909.727 |
| 1992-01-01 | 6043.933 |
| 1992-04-01 | 4652.484 |
| 1992-07-01 | 8244.939 |
| 1992-10-01 | 19403.710 |
| 1993-01-01 | 27323.460 |
| 1993-04-01 | 12699.420 |
| 1993-07-01 | 16565.050 |
| 1993-10-01 | 8500.219 |
| 1994-01-01 | 6747.593 |
| 1994-04-01 | 10041.340 |
| 1994-07-01 | 15860.670 |
| 1994-10-01 | 6210.992 |
| 1995-01-01 | 22112.400 |
| 1995-04-01 | 5100.443 |
| 1995-07-01 | 1949.980 |
| 1995-10-01 | 7917.454 |
| 1996-01-01 | 5228.216 |
| 1996-04-01 | 11138.890 |
| 1996-07-01 | 9611.573 |
| 1996-10-01 | 5594.074 |
| 1997-01-01 | 2440.518 |
| 1997-04-01 | 7989.629 |
| 1997-07-01 | 3865.445 |
| 1997-10-01 | 3173.724 |
| 1998-01-01 | 18815.640 |
| 1998-04-01 | 8248.396 |
| 1998-07-01 | 22355.300 |
| 1998-10-01 | 6378.335 |
| 1999-01-01 | 12489.310 |
| 1999-04-01 | 13313.330 |
| 1999-07-01 | 3228.578 |
| 1999-10-01 | 6636.164 |
| 2000-01-01 | 3824.189 |
| 2000-04-01 | 2154.625 |
| 2000-07-01 | 16228.590 |
| 2000-10-01 | 10088.660 |
| 2001-01-01 | 29282.140 |
| 2001-04-01 | 12344.320 |
| 2001-07-01 | 32253.410 |
| 2001-10-01 | 28362.930 |
| 2002-01-01 | 26483.330 |
| 2002-04-01 | 16812.240 |
| 2002-07-01 | 21712.280 |
| 2002-10-01 | 44804.130 |
| 2003-01-01 | 43113.760 |
| 2003-04-01 | 30436.290 |
| 2003-07-01 | 27639.880 |
| 2003-10-01 | 8865.194 |
| 2004-01-01 | 17881.320 |
| 2004-04-01 | 4825.392 |
| 2004-07-01 | 15997.400 |
| 2004-10-01 | 8872.259 |
| 2005-01-01 | 6880.433 |
| 2005-04-01 | 14086.790 |
| 2005-07-01 | 22674.460 |
| 2005-10-01 | 14343.150 |
| 2006-01-01 | 14815.330 |
| 2006-04-01 | 6225.585 |
| 2006-07-01 | 10912.280 |
| 2006-10-01 | 9719.684 |
| 2007-01-01 | 11541.440 |
| 2007-04-01 | 32758.800 |
| 2007-07-01 | 40661.770 |
| 2007-10-01 | 11192.640 |
| 2008-01-01 | 10545.540 |
| 2008-04-01 | 16994.090 |
| 2008-07-01 | 16593.860 |
| 2008-10-01 | 8899.726 |
| 2009-01-01 | 31354.010 |
| 2009-04-01 | 29471.610 |
| 2009-07-01 | 14549.470 |
| 2009-10-01 | 24547.350 |
| 2010-01-01 | 23859.690 |
| 2010-04-01 | 25417.650 |
| 2010-07-01 | 20048.560 |
| 2010-10-01 | 13971.130 |
| 2011-01-01 | 15654.000 |
| 2011-04-01 | 11428.530 |
| 2011-07-01 | 20937.130 |
| 2011-10-01 | 25029.000 |
| 2012-01-01 | 10602.290 |
| 2012-04-01 | 40351.400 |
| 2012-07-01 | 25455.000 |
| 2012-10-01 | 59494.580 |
| 2013-01-01 | 46572.560 |
| 2013-04-01 | 11400.530 |
| 2013-07-01 | 22455.430 |
| 2013-10-01 | 14021.950 |
| 2014-01-01 | 15237.700 |
| 2014-04-01 | 17877.400 |
| 2014-07-01 | 8332.252 |
| 2014-10-01 | 18630.100 |
| 2015-01-01 | 32209.910 |
| 2015-04-01 | 37736.860 |
| 2015-07-01 | 25988.760 |
| 2015-10-01 | 12758.940 |
| 2016-01-01 | 15070.440 |
| 2016-04-01 | 14100.040 |
| 2016-07-01 | 29631.260 |
| 2016-10-01 | 34722.050 |
| 2017-01-01 | 44222.010 |
| 2017-04-01 | 20974.280 |
| 2017-07-01 | 11968.990 |
| 2017-10-01 | 23366.910 |
| 2018-01-01 | 9600.111 |
| 2018-04-01 | 29505.920 |
| 2018-07-01 | 45837.980 |
| 2018-10-01 | 39489.480 |
| 2019-01-01 | 45518.210 |
| 2019-04-01 | 45402.190 |
| 2019-07-01 | 40052.560 |
| 2019-10-01 | 71730.690 |
| 2020-01-01 | 70986.510 |
| 2020-04-01 | 28036.470 |
| 2020-07-01 | 19120.080 |
| 2020-10-01 | 21466.530 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4915.129 |
| 2021-04-01 | 15962.240 |
| 2021-07-01 | 20289.630 |
| 2021-10-01 | 17200.810 |
| 2022-01-01 | 28700.620 |
| 2022-04-01 | 25620.900 |
| 2022-07-01 | 24102.880 |
| 2022-10-01 | 21044.570 |
| 2023-01-01 | 33104.310 |
| 2023-04-01 | 47832.320 |
| 2023-07-01 | 17759.060 |
| 2023-10-01 | 30683.000 |
| 2024-01-01 | 28248.070 |
| 2024-04-01 | 23887.810 |
| 2024-07-01 | 26126.760 |
