Unemployment Rate Forecast

Africa Ranking

Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	South Africa	39.79	2027	1	39.24
2 ↑	Nigeria	22.56	2018	3	17.46
3 ↓	Sudan	21.39	2026	2	24.27
4	Tunisia	17.4	2020	4	14.89
5	Sao Tome and Principe	13.47	2017	5	13.42
6	Morocco	9.62	2027	6	9.71
7	Cape Verde	8.5	2027	7	8.5
8	Mauritius	7.3	2027	8	7.3
9	Egypt	6.4	2027	9	6.62
10	Algeria	3.46	2027	10	5.37
11	Seychelles	3	2027	11	3

Definition of Unemployment Rate Forecast

The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.