Monthly
Index (no units)
1997 - 2025
Jan 1, 1997 to Nov 1, 2025
FRED
1 months ago
RecentMar 6, 2026
The Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index is a GDP-weighted average of national EPU indices for 20 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.. For additional details, including an analysis of the performance of the model, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2016), "Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty" (https://www.policyuncertainty.com/media/EPU_BBD_Mar2016.pdf)
As of November 1, 2025 • Monthly data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 347 monthly observations, over 28 years, 10 months, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
347
Coverage
28 years, 10 months
Updates
monthly