Unemployment - Afghanistan
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Afghanistan is 8.60 (%) with a global rank of 85.
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Afghanistan is similar to that of Kenya, Libya, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Kyrgyz Republic, Fiji, Netherlands, Mauritius, Guam with a respective Unemployment of 9.20, 8.90, 8.90, 8.80, 8.80, 8.40, 8.40, 8.30, 8.30, 8.20 (%) and a global rank of 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.Last 10 years averageAfghanistan had an average Unemployment of 13.8 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Afghanistan during the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.57% during the Great RecessionAfghanistan since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.15% since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan since the start of the War in AfghanistanAfghanistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.61% since the start of the War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Afghanistan is similar to that of Kenya, Libya, Lebanon, India, Belgium, Kyrgyz Republic, Fiji, Netherlands, Mauritius, Guam with a respective Unemployment of 9.20, 8.90, 8.90, 8.80, 8.80, 8.40, 8.40, 8.30, 8.30, 8.20 (%) and a global rank of 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90.Last 10 years averageAfghanistan had an average Unemployment of 13.8 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Afghanistan during the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.57% during the Great RecessionAfghanistan since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.15% since the end of the Great RecessionAfghanistan since the start of the War in AfghanistanAfghanistan's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.61% since the start of the War in Afghanistan
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| 1991 | 8.70 |
| 1992 | 8.70 |
| 1993 | 8.60 |
| 1994 | 8.60 |
| 1995 | 8.60 |
| 1996 | 8.60 |
| 1997 | 8.50 |
| 1998 | 8.50 |
| 1999 | 8.50 |
| 2000 | 8.30 |
| 2001 | 8.30 |
| 2002 | 8.30 |
| 2003 | 8.50 |
| 2004 | 8.20 |
| 2005 | 40.00 |
| 2006 | 8.40 |
| 2007 | 8.60 |
| 2008 | 35.00 |
| 2009 | 8.70 |
| 2010 | 8.50 |
| 2011 | 8.50 |
| 2012 | 8.60 |
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| Kenya | 80 | 9.20 |
| Libya | 81 | 8.90 |
| Lebanon | 82 | 8.90 |
| India | 83 | 8.80 |
| Belgium | 84 | 8.80 |
| Afghanistan | 85 | 8.60 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 86 | 8.40 |
| Fiji | 87 | 8.40 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 8.30 |
| Mauritius | 89 | 8.30 |
| Guam | 90 | 8.20 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators