World Uncertainty Index

What is the WUI?

The World Uncertainty Index quantifies global uncertainty by counting "uncertain" and variants in EIU country reports. Covers 143 countries from 1960 at quarterly frequency. Read more →

Reading This Dashboard

• Every number from FRED — zero synthetic data
• Green = falling uncertainty, Red = rising
• Click any country for full analysis
• Select multiple countries to compare

Data Sources

• FRED — primary source
• IMF WP/22/001
• worlduncertaintyindex.com