Observations

Jul 2026: 241.69049

Updated: Aug 10, 2026 8:03 AM CDT

Units:

Index,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Current Price Adjusted GDP	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Source

Baker, Scott R.	2019-10-09	2026-08-10
Bloom, Nick	2019-10-09	2026-08-10
Davis, Steven J.	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Release

Economic Policy Uncertainty	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Units

Index	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Frequency

Monthly	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Notes

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)	2019-10-09	2026-08-10

Release Tables

Economic Policy Uncertainty