Guyana Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

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

Guyana unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.30%, a 2.68% decline from 2021.
Guyana unemployment rate for 2021 was 14.98%, a 0.71% decline from 2020.
Guyana unemployment rate for 2020 was 15.69%, a 2.17% increase from 2019.
Guyana unemployment rate for 2019 was 13.52%, a 0.5% decline 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%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%

Guyana Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	12.30%	-2.68%
2021	14.98%	-0.71%
2020	15.69%	2.17%
2019	13.52%	-0.50%
2018	14.02%	0.20%
2017	13.82%	0.24%
2016	13.58%	0.29%
2015	13.29%	0.40%
2014	12.89%	0.37%
2013	12.52%	0.30%
2012	12.22%	0.25%
2011	11.97%	0.21%
2010	11.76%	0.35%
2009	11.41%	0.31%
2008	11.10%	0.22%
2007	10.88%	0.18%
2006	10.70%	-0.38%
2005	11.08%	-0.21%
2004	11.28%	-0.25%
2003	11.53%	-0.28%
2002	11.81%	0.01%
2001	11.80%	-0.11%
2000	11.91%	0.13%
1999	11.78%	0.07%
1998	11.71%	0.11%
1997	11.60%	0.02%
1996	11.58%	-0.02%
1995	11.60%	0.03%
1994	11.57%	-0.07%
1993	11.65%	-0.26%
1992	11.90%	-0.27%
1991	12.17%	12.17%
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%