Ecuador Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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

Ecuador unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.76%, a 0.79% decline from 2021.
Ecuador unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.55%, a 1.58% decline from 2020.
Ecuador unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.13%, a 2.32% increase from 2019.
Ecuador unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.81%, a 0.28% increase from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%

Ecuador Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.76%	-0.79%
2021	4.55%	-1.58%
2020	6.13%	2.32%
2019	3.81%	0.28%
2018	3.53%	-0.31%
2017	3.84%	-0.76%
2016	4.60%	0.98%
2015	3.62%	0.14%
2014	3.48%	0.40%
2013	3.08%	-0.15%
2012	3.23%	-0.23%
2011	3.46%	-0.63%
2010	4.09%	-0.52%
2009	4.61%	0.69%
2008	3.92%	0.78%
2007	3.14%	-0.41%
2006	3.55%	-0.23%
2005	3.78%	-1.22%
2004	5.00%	-0.66%
2003	5.66%	0.84%
2002	4.82%	0.57%
2001	4.25%	-0.55%
2000	4.80%	0.16%
1999	4.65%	0.29%
1998	4.36%	-0.04%
1997	4.40%	0.00%
1996	4.40%	0.01%
1995	4.39%	0.00%
1994	4.39%	0.00%
1993	4.38%	0.07%
1992	4.31%	-0.04%
1991	4.35%	4.35%
1990	0.00%	0.00%
1989	0.00%	0.00%
1988	0.00%	0.00%
1987	0.00%	0.00%
1986	0.00%	0.00%
1985	0.00%	0.00%
1984	0.00%	0.00%
1983	0.00%	0.00%
1982	0.00%	0.00%
1981	0.00%	0.00%
1980	0.00%	0.00%
1979	0.00%	0.00%
1978	0.00%	0.00%
1977	0.00%	0.00%
1976	0.00%	0.00%
1975	0.00%	0.00%
1974	0.00%	0.00%
1973	0.00%	0.00%
1972	0.00%	0.00%
1971	0.00%	0.00%
1970	0.00%	0.00%
1969	0.00%	0.00%
1968	0.00%	0.00%
1967	0.00%	0.00%
1966	0.00%	0.00%
1965	0.00%	0.00%
1964	0.00%	0.00%
1963	0.00%	0.00%
1962	0.00%	0.00%
1961	0.00%	0.00%
1960	0.00%	0.00%