Unemployment Rate (Annual)

Global Ranking

Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	South Africa	33.56	2021	1	29.22
2	Djibouti	28.39	2021	2	28.39
3	Swaziland	25.76	2021	3	25.51
4	Botswana	24.72	2021	4	24.93
5	Lesotho	24.6	2021	5	24.56
6	Republic of the Congo	23.01	2021	6	22.84
7	Gabon	22.26	2021	7	21.97
8	Namibia	21.68	2021	8	21.45
9 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	21.62	2021	10	21
10 ↓	Armenia	20.9	2021	9	21.21
11 ↑	Somalia	19.86	2021	12	19.72
12 ↑	Sudan	19.81	2021	13	19.65
13 ↓	Libya	19.58	2021	11	20.07
14	Jordan	19.25	2021	14	19.03
15 ↑	Montenegro	18.49	2021	16	17.9
16 ↑	Costa Rica	17.95	2021	17	17.41
17 ↑	Saint Lucia	16.91	2021	19	16.89
18 ↑	Tunisia	16.82	2021	20	16.59
19 ↑	New Caledonia	16.57	2021	21	16.43
20 ↑	Guyana	16.42	2021	21	16.43
21 ↓	Macedonia	16.2	2021	18	17.2
22 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	15.91	2021	24	15.75
23 ↑	Haiti	15.73	2021	26	15.45
24 ↑	Cape Verde	15.42	2021	27	15.31
25 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15.22	2021	28	15.27
26 ↓	Greece	14.8	2021	23	16.3
27 ↓	Spain	14.73	2021	25	15.53
28 ↑	Lebanon	14.49	2021	35	13.3
29 ↑	Brazil	14.4	2021	31	13.69
30 ↓	Colombia	14.34	2021	29	15.04
31 ↓	Iraq	14.19	2021	30	14.09
32	Yemen	13.57	2021	32	13.39
33 ↑	Turkey	13.39	2021	36	13.11
34 ↑	Afghanistan	13.28	2021	41	11.71
35 ↓	Bahamas	13.24	2021	34	13.32
36 ↑	Zambia	13.03	2021	37	12.85
37 ↑	Algeria	12.7	2021	39	12.55
38 ↓	Panama	12.09	2021	37	12.85
39 ↓	Albania	11.82	2021	33	13.33
40 ↑	Serbia	11.81	2021	60	9.01
41 ↑	Morocco	11.47	2021	43	11.45
42 ↓	Iran	11.46	2021	40	12.17
42 ↑	Mauritania	11.46	2021	44	11.27
44 ↑	Gambia	11.21	2021	46	11.08
45 ↓	Argentina	10.9	2021	42	11.46
46 ↓	Georgia	10.66	2021	15	18.5
47 ↑	Syria	10.57	2021	49	10.26
48	Uruguay	10.45	2021	48	10.35
49 ↓	Barbados	10.41	2021	47	10.38
50 ↑	Suriname	10.06	2021	51	9.78
51 ↑	Samoa	9.84	2021	58	9.15
52 ↑	Italy	9.83	2021	57	9.16
53 ↓	Nigeria	9.79	2021	52	9.71
54 ↑	Comoros	9.45	2021	55	9.22
55 ↑	Egypt	9.33	2021	56	9.17
56 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	9.24	2021	50	9.9
57 ↓	Jamaica	9.18	2021	53	9.48
58 ↓	Chile	9.13	2021	45	11.18
59 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	9.1	2021	62	8.71
60 ↓	Ukraine	8.88	2021	59	9.13
61 ↑	Croatia	8.68	2021	80	7.51
62 ↑	Sweden	8.66	2021	67	8.29
63 ↑	Angola	8.53	2021	66	8.33
64 ↑	Bolivia	8.51	2021	72	7.9
64 ↑	Honduras	8.51	2021	65	8.37
66 ↑	Dominican Republic	8.5	2021	98	6.13
67 ↓	Puerto Rico	8.27	2021	61	8.89
68 ↓	Belize	8.22	2021	64	8.46
69 ↑	France	8.06	2021	70	8.01
70 ↑	Eritrea	8.05	2021	73	7.86
71 ↓	Lithuania	7.9	2021	63	8.49
72 ↑	Tajikistan	7.75	2021	78	7.58
73 ↑	Mali	7.72	2021	75	7.7
74 ↑	Brunei	7.65	2021	76	7.68
75 ↓	Latvia	7.6	2021	68	8.1
76 ↓	Finland	7.53	2021	74	7.76
77 ↓	Canada	7.51	2021	54	9.46
78 ↑	Mauritius	7.41	2021	82	7.41
79 ↑	Saudi Arabia	7.36	2021	81	7.45
80 ↓	Paraguay	7.21	2021	79	7.55
81 ↑	Uzbekistan	7.16	2021	84	7.04
82 ↑	Mongolia	7.08	2021	85	7.01
83 ↑	Malawi	7.02	2021	90	6.7
84 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	6.76	2021	89	6.74
85 ↑	Slovakia	6.74	2021	91	6.69
86 ↑	Portugal	6.65	2021	87	6.79
87 ↑	Ireland	6.63	2021	106	5.62
88 ↑	Azerbaijan	6.58	2021	93	6.46
89 ↑	Central African Republic	6.57	2021	95	6.36
90 ↑	Ecuador	6.43	2021	99	6.11
91 ↑	Belgium	6.42	2021	108	5.55
92	Venezuela	6.41	2021	92	6.63
93 ↑	Guinea	6.34	2021	100	6.1
94 ↓	Estonia	6.33	2021	86	6.8
95 ↑	Austria	6.3	2021	111	5.36
96 ↓	Cyprus	6.13	2021	77	7.59
97 ↓	Maldives	6.08	2021	96	6.33
98 ↓	India	5.98	2021	71	8
99 ↑	Nicaragua	5.96	2021	101	6.08
100 ↓	El Salvador	5.94	2021	97	6.25
101 ↑	Kenya	5.74	2021	104	5.73
102 ↓	United States	5.46	2021	69	8.05
103 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	5.43	2021	113	5.27
104 ↑	Bulgaria	5.42	2021	115	5.12
105 ↑	Iceland	5.4	2021	109	5.48
106 ↓	Sri Lanka	5.39	2021	102	5.88
107 ↑	Sierra Leone	5.33	2021	114	5.2
108 ↓	Hong Kong	5.32	2021	103	5.83
108 ↑	Switzerland	5.32	2021	122	4.82
110 ↑	Fiji	5.24	2021	124	4.72
111 ↓	Bangladesh	5.23	2021	110	5.41
111 ↓	Luxembourg	5.23	2021	88	6.77
113 ↓	Zimbabwe	5.17	2021	112	5.35
113 ↑	Romania	5.17	2021	116	5.03
115 ↓	Australia	5.11	2021	93	6.46
116 ↑	Turkmenistan	5.08	2021	119	4.95
117 ↑	Israel	5.05	2021	133	4.33
117 ↑	Nepal	5.05	2021	124	4.72
119 ↓	Russia	5.01	2021	107	5.59
120 ↑	Norway	4.99	2021	132	4.42
121 ↓	Kazakhstan	4.9	2021	120	4.89
122 ↓	Peru	4.83	2021	83	7.18
123 ↓	China	4.82	2021	117	5
124 ↓	Denmark	4.8	2021	105	5.64
124 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	4.8	2021	128	4.57
126 ↓	Burkina Faso	4.76	2021	120	4.89
127 ↓	Belarus	4.74	2021	123	4.77
128 ↓	Ghana	4.7	2021	126	4.65
129	Malaysia	4.61	2021	129	4.5
130	United Kingdom	4.53	2021	130	4.47
131 ↓	Slovenia	4.42	2021	118	4.97
132 ↑	Indonesia	4.41	2021	135	4.28
133 ↓	Mexico	4.38	2021	131	4.45
134	Pakistan	4.35	2021	134	4.3
135 ↑	Bhutan	4.33	2021	147	3.65
136 ↑	Hungary	4.12	2021	137	4.25
136 ↓	New Zealand	4.12	2021	127	4.59
138 ↑	Liberia	4.09	2021	139	3.98
139 ↑	Netherlands	4.01	2021	143	3.82
140	Togo	4	2021	140	3.94
141 ↑	Mozambique	3.98	2021	145	3.81
142 ↑	Tonga	3.97	2021	148	3.63
143	Moldova	3.96	2021	143	3.82
144 ↓	Cameroon	3.87	2021	142	3.84
145 ↑	Senegal	3.72	2021	149	3.62
146 ↑	Kuwait	3.71	2021	151	3.54
147 ↑	Ethiopia	3.69	2021	153	3.24
148 ↓	Singapore	3.62	2021	138	4.1
149 ↑	Guatemala	3.57	2021	150	3.55
150 ↓	Germany	3.54	2021	145	3.81
151 ↓	South Korea	3.53	2021	141	3.93
152 ↓	Malta	3.5	2021	136	4.26
153 ↓	Ivory Coast	3.47	2021	152	3.49
154 ↑	Poland	3.37	2021	155	3.16
155 ↓	United Arab Emirates	3.36	2021	154	3.19
156	Oman	3.12	2021	156	2.94
157 ↑	Macao	3.01	2021	161	2.57
158 ↑	Uganda	2.94	2021	159	2.77
159 ↑	Czech Republic	2.89	2021	162	2.55
160 ↓	Japan	2.8	2021	158	2.8
161 ↓	Papua New Guinea	2.75	2021	160	2.6
162 ↑	Tanzania	2.65	2021	163	2.53
163 ↑	Madagascar	2.59	2021	165	2.47
163 ↓	North Korea	2.59	2021	157	2.92
165 ↓	Philippines	2.41	2021	164	2.52
166 ↑	Vanuatu	2.18	2021	167	2.12
167 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	2.17	2021	174	1.06
167 ↓	Vietnam	2.17	2021	166	2.39
169	Chad	1.88	2021	169	1.74
170 ↓	Bahrain	1.87	2021	168	1.78
171 ↓	Burundi	1.79	2021	170	1.71
172	Rwanda	1.61	2021	172	1.49
173 ↓	Benin	1.57	2021	171	1.58
174 ↓	Thailand	1.42	2021	173	1.1
175	Laos	1.26	2021	175	1.03
176	Solomon Islands	1.03	2021	176	0.92
177	Niger	0.75	2021	177	0.62
178	Cambodia	0.61	2021	178	0.33
179	Qatar	0.26	2021	179	0.21

Definition of Unemployment Rate (Annual)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.