## Reported Social Unrest Index (RSUI) — dataset overview

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Reported Social Unrest Index (RSUI) — dataset overview](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/reo/mcd-cca/2019/october/english/rsui-data-1119.xlsx)

## Other formats

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### Dataset description
- Publication type: dataset (XLSX or CSV)
- Source filename: rsui-data-1119
- Contains multiple worksheets with time series of the Reported Social Unrest Index (RSUI) at regional and country levels and related transformations (smoothed index, rescaled index, regional grouping).
- Technical annex link provided in the Note worksheet: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2019/04/17/reo-menap-cca-0419#annex

### Coverage and frequency
- Temporal coverage evidenced in sample rows: monthly observations with dates such as "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z" and "2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z".
- Year fields shown as numeric year values (e.g., 2000, 2014).
- Regional worksheets include "Reported Social Unrest Index - Regional Aggregates" with monthly entries for 2000 (sample rows).
- Country-level worksheets include monthly country values for 2000 and for 2014 starting-year series.
- Note: "These data will be updated every six months alongside the publication of the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia"

### Worksheets (names and roles)
- Note: contains link to Technical Annex and data notes including the update frequency and comparability disclaimer.
  - Data note: "These data will be updated every six months alongside the publication of the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia"
  - Comparability disclaimer: "Due to differences in media coverage, the data series are not directly comparable across countries."
- Region: "Reported Social Unrest Index - Regional Aggregates" (sample rows show Date, Year, MCD, MENAP Oil Exporters, MENAP Oil Importers, CCA)
- Regional Aggregates_2014: "Reported Social Unrest Index - Regional Aggregates, 2014" (includes an "Exclude conflict countries?" control and references to CTY14)
- Country: "Reported Social Unrest Index - Country Values" (wide table with ISO country codes as columns)
- CTY14, CTY14_smooth, CTY14_rescaled: country series starting in 2014 and derived series
- Regional Grouping: country name, Country Code_ISO, Category (regional classification)

### Key variables and exact sample values
- Regional aggregates sample (header row): Date, Year, MCD, MENAP Oil Exporters, MENAP Oil Importers, CCA
- Regional aggregates sample values (exact):
  - Date "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", Year 2000, MCD 26.405406189360527, MENAP Oil Exporters 26.299427275760635, MENAP Oil Importers 26.215797622071747, CCA 30.136215820163596
  - Date "2000-02-01T00:00:00.000Z", Year 2000, MCD 67.28122823890996, MENAP Oil Exporters 32.165946361507274, MENAP Oil Importers 85.05291197895589, CCA 96.61129472719209
  - Date "2000-03-01T00:00:00.000Z", Year 2000, MCD 55.307532656572555, MENAP Oil Exporters 31.63839811530602, MENAP Oil Importers 68.82356678322135, CCA 72.37510130962227
  - Date "2000-04-01T00:00:00.000Z", Year 2000, MCD 52.06496655212594, MENAP Oil Exporters 36.899800793665456, MENAP Oil Importers 68.10416053339743, CCA 54.656856260425016
  - Date "2000-05-01T00:00:00.000Z", Year 2000, MCD 50.80342986552593, MENAP Oil Exporters 46.407197506956194, MENAP Oil Importers 59.04263770053442, CCA 47.99898814748594

- Country-level sample header: Date, Year, AFG, ARE, ARM, AZE, BHR, DJI, DZA, EGY, GEO, IRN, IRQ, JOR, KAZ, KGZ, KWT, LBN, LBY, MAR, MRT, OMN, PAK, QAT, SAU, SDN, SOM, SYR, TJK, TKM, TUN, UZB, WBG, YEM

- Country-level sample values (exact for 2000-01 through 2000-05; values listed per country column):
  - 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2000:
    - AFG 4.733954044483116
    - ARE 0
    - ARM 0
    - AZE 55.417148408274144
    - BHR 0
    - DJI 0
    - DZA 92.7246821607536
    - EGY 7.335926730421301
    - GEO 66.19670872237212
    - IRN 40.944927864225086
    - IRQ 35.50046063567492
    - JOR 0
    - KAZ 28.661064530177832
    - KGZ 42.29224460494487
    - KWT 54.271505420070845
    - LBN 53.38546326458672
    - LBY 55.673288278577225
    - MAR 59.541964809971894
    - MRT 0
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 30.717828514813483
    - QAT 0
    - SAU 0
    - SDN 119.6602019320978
    - SOM 28.74209678798148
    - SYR 10.472135380505192
    - TJK 0
    - TKM 0
    - TUN 0
    - UZB 48.52256029553978
    - WBG 0
    - YEM 10.1788356740653
  - 2000-02-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2000:
    - AFG 14.092362876106728
    - ARE 0
    - ARM 0
    - AZE 123.72720947279461
    - BHR 0
    - DJI 303.13900008046073
    - DZA 0
    - EGY 1.8198413092980525
    - GEO 103.22135776775403
    - IRN 82.88363758164398
    - IRQ 59.88546621830339
    - JOR 94.45139269309975
    - KAZ 142.20040934754394
    - KGZ 41.966162762149935
    - KWT 161.5591830899869
    - LBN 141.26360117460567
    - LBY 25.110925389268996
    - MAR 118.16576820334251
    - MRT 0
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 30.480987783792145
    - QAT 0
    - SAU 24.386197697376787
    - SDN 178.1063960074248
    - SOM 114.08195740822565
    - SYR 6.927595385406532
    - TJK 313.62677702087416
    - TKM 0
    - TUN 18.10604082570824
    - UZB 48.1484414464199
    - WBG 5.6485921035320015
    - YEM 0
  - 2000-03-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2000:
    - AFG 4.694481976636323
    - ARE 51.22205152151476
    - ARM 0
    - AZE 137.38769005499933
    - BHR 0
    - DJI 302.9471888009812
    - DZA 91.95153672864133
    - EGY 3.637379608492539
    - GEO 93.77822220667899
    - IRN 17.865551418186023
    - IRQ 52.80668265380035
    - JOR 37.75665142013027
    - KAZ 56.844172800930245
    - KGZ 55.919478215970265
    - KWT 0
    - LBN 35.293554148749244
    - LBY 65.24709475657295
    - MAR 59.04549939171348
    - MRT 0
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 0
    - QAT 22.15396431346292
    - SAU 0
    - SDN 48.74153464915025
    - SOM 148.32808261667165
    - SYR 199.51710103610444
    - TJK 3.461605973831335
    - TKM 235.0712471983992
    - TUN 0
    - UZB 9.047292111882975
    - WBG 0
    - YEM 16.935053866321134
  - 2000-04-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2000:
    - AFG 4.720533564404896
    - ARE 0
    - ARM 37.106427932205236
    - AZE 221.0401762642616
    - BHR 0
    - DJI 304.6283658334148
    - DZA 0
    - EGY 1.8287824528696812
    - GEO 94.2986356620413
    - IRN 58.793546033819766
    - IRQ 70.79963785361831
    - JOR 132.88162446538615
    - KAZ 28.579812105263354
    - KGZ 56.229798119628725
    - KWT 216.47059563223903
    - LBN 17.744706209915783
    - LBY 35.32801859679686
    - MAR 29.68658342846007
    - MRT 90.5001336748488
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 27.8461320777246
    - QAT 0
    - SAU 24.506010613846076
    - SDN 74.57560770501844
    - SOM 114.64245856561118
    - SYR 0
    - TJK 0
    - TKM 0
    - TUN 18.19499842311479
    - UZB 0
    - WBG 5.676344453540318
    - YEM 0
  - 2000-05-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2000:
    - AFG 0
    - ARE 0
    - ARM 37.14180587495817
    - AZE 290.39183248088676
    - BHR 0
    - DJI 304.9188040536345
    - DZA 115.68745992148139
    - EGY 12.813682331072359
    - GEO 28.31656250851189
    - IRN 45.7719117870829
    - IRQ 81.49721044229754
    - JOR 38.00237606317343
    - KAZ 0
    - KGZ 28.141704315530706
    - KWT 162.50773697414527
    - LBN 106.56974601182291
    - LBY 30.310029404373505
    - MAR 29.714887156616804
    - MRT 90.5864181470199
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 11.14907243444627
    - QAT 40.01579250650139
    - SAU 24.529375089731044
    - SDN 89.57605133366592
    - SOM 0
    - SYR 6.968269009678611
    - TJK 0
    - TKM 0
    - TUN 0
    - UZB 18.21234586528245
    - WBG 0
    - YEM 22.72702553401077
- CTY14 sample values (exact for 2014 monthly values shown):
  - 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z, 2014:
    - AFG 99.2027498571436
    - ARE 120.511576071374
    - ARM 37.2674272562255
    - AZE 16.0483447238596
    - BHR 145.226800335932
    - DJI 406.59500581243
    - DZA 69.3725245650761
    - EGY 378.062807575055
    - GEO 81.7054692996799
    - IRN 85.0288650128733
    - IRQ 188.788859881838
    - JOR 29.2057422296175
    - KAZ 14.652311639823001
    - KGZ 108.790848102454
    - KWT 0
    - LBN 110.343042044457
    - LBY 432.530374463231
    - MAR 46.0246140934277
    - MRT 103.936091081923
    - OMN 0
    - PAK 49.089055813793
    - QAT 31.1773293005888
    - SAU 21.2604152224021
    - SDN 21.0944468710671
    - SOM 130.081701116195
    - SYR 183.003351281942
    - TJK 127.883770412755
    - TKM 277.614569576681
    - TUN 192.504401920434
    - UZB 99.4098913552726
    - WBG 82.5874241924959
    - YEM 102.543743574255

### Transformations and methodology notes included in workbook
- CTY14_smooth: "(Smoothed index = 12 month moving average)" — workbook contains smoothed series derived via 12-month moving average.
- CTY14_rescaled: "(rescaled index = smoothed index/period average * 100)" — workbook contains rescaled series computed as indicated.
- Regional Aggregates_2014 includes a workbook control: "Exclude conflict countries?" (with formulas referencing CTY14).
- Regional Grouping maps Country Name to Country Code_ISO and Category (example rows: Algeria DZA MENAP Oil Exporter; Bahrain BHR MENAP Oil Exporter; Iran IRN MENAP Oil Exporter; Iraq IRQ MENAP Oil Exporter; Kuwait KWT MENAP Oil Exporter; Libya LBY MENAP Oil Exporter).

### Data notes and comparability caveats
- Exact comparability warning present in multiple places: "DISCLAIMER: Due to differences in media coverage, these data series are not directly comparable across countries"
- Explicit data note: "Due to differences in media coverage, the data series are not directly comparable across countries."
- Update cadence: "These data will be updated every six months alongside the publication of the Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia"

*Source: rsui-data-1119 (dataset worksheets: Note, Region, Regional Aggregates_2014, Country, CTY14_rescaled, CTY14_smooth, CTY14, Regional Grouping)*

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