Equatorial Guinea Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Equatorial Guinea unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.69%, a 0.46% decline from 2021.
  • Equatorial Guinea unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.15%, a 0.15% decline from 2020.
  • Equatorial Guinea unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.30%, a 1.02% increase from 2019.
  • Equatorial Guinea unemployment rate for 2019 was 8.28%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Equatorial Guinea Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 8.69% -0.46%
2021 9.15% -0.15%
2020 9.30% 1.02%
2019 8.28% 0.08%
2018 8.20% -0.06%
2017 8.26% 0.04%
2016 8.23% 0.02%
2015 8.21% 0.11%
2014 8.10% 0.01%
2013 8.08% -0.11%
2012 8.19% -0.11%
2011 8.30% -0.10%
2010 8.40% 0.34%
2009 8.06% 0.12%
2008 7.94% -0.04%
2007 7.99% -0.05%
2006 8.04% -0.07%
2005 8.11% -0.02%
2004 8.13% -0.08%
2003 8.21% 0.03%
2002 8.18% 0.07%
2001 8.11% 0.11%
2000 8.00% -0.01%
1999 8.01% 0.02%
1998 7.99% 0.01%
1997 7.98% 0.08%
1996 7.90% 0.10%
1995 7.80% 0.05%
1994 7.75% 0.08%
1993 7.68% 0.11%
1992 7.57% 0.15%
1991 7.42% 0.15%