St. Vincent and the Grenadines Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.55%, a 0.9% decline from 2021.
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.46%, a 0.22% decline from 2020.
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.68%, a 1.48% increase from 2019.
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.19%, a 0.26% 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%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 19.55% -0.90%
2021 20.46% -0.22%
2020 20.68% 1.48%
2019 19.19% 0.26%
2018 18.93% -0.02%
2017 18.95% -0.03%
2016 18.98% -0.11%
2015 19.09% -0.11%
2014 19.20% -0.12%
2013 19.32% -0.50%
2012 19.82% -0.19%
2011 20.01% 0.07%
2010 19.93% 0.56%
2009 19.37% 0.58%
2008 18.79% -0.14%
2007 18.93% -0.22%
2006 19.15% -0.30%
2005 19.45% -0.08%
2004 19.53% -0.44%
2003 19.97% -0.65%
2002 20.62% -0.48%
2001 21.10% 0.31%
2000 20.79% 0.27%
1999 20.53% 0.02%
1998 20.51% 0.39%
1997 20.11% -0.22%
1996 20.33% 0.34%
1995 19.99% 0.03%
1994 19.96% 0.30%
1993 19.67% 0.12%
1992 19.55% -0.22%
1991 19.77% 19.77%
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%