The Economic Times

Why is global uncertainty at an all-time high in 2026? World Uncertainty Index surges to 106,862 in February - worse than COVID, 2008 crash, and 9/11 combined

The World Uncertainty Index hit 106,862 in February 2026. That number is unprecedented. It beats every crisis in modern history. COVID peaked lower. So did the 2008 financial crash. The Dot-Com collapse was nowhere close. This is not a forecast. This is live data from 143 countries. Economists are alarmed. Markets are rattled. And nobody has a clean answer yet.