Unemployment - Bahrain
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Bahrain is 7.40 (%) with a global rank of 115.
Bahrain compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Bahrain is similar to that of Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Argentina, Angola, Philippines, Bolivia, United States, Romania, United Kingdom with a respective Unemployment of 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.40, 7.40, 7.30, 7.30, 7.20 (%) and a global rank of 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120.Last 10 years averageBahrain had an average Unemployment of 8.40 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Bahrain during the Great RecessionBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.6% during the Great RecessionBahrain since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 2.63% since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain since the start of the Bahraini uprisingBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.33% since the start of the Bahraini uprising
Bahrain compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Bahrain is similar to that of Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Argentina, Angola, Philippines, Bolivia, United States, Romania, United Kingdom with a respective Unemployment of 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.50, 7.40, 7.40, 7.30, 7.30, 7.20 (%) and a global rank of 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120.Last 10 years averageBahrain had an average Unemployment of 8.40 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Bahrain during the Great RecessionBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.6% during the Great RecessionBahrain since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 2.63% since the end of the Great RecessionBahrain since the start of the Bahraini uprisingBahrain's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.33% since the start of the Bahraini uprising
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1991 | 6.30 |
1992 | 7.30 |
1993 | 6.90 |
1994 | 6.60 |
1995 | 5.50 |
1996 | 5.50 |
1997 | 5.70 |
1998 | 15.00 |
1999 | 5.40 |
2000 | 6.40 |
2001 | 5.50 |
2002 | 6.50 |
2003 | 7.50 |
2004 | 9.00 |
2005 | 15.00 |
2006 | 8.50 |
2007 | 8.20 |
2008 | 7.80 |
2009 | 7.60 |
2010 | 7.50 |
2011 | 7.40 |
2012 | 7.40 |
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Mozambique | 110 | 7.50 |
Guinea-Bissau | 111 | 7.50 |
Central African Republic | 112 | 7.50 |
Argentina | 113 | 7.50 |
Angola | 114 | 7.50 |
Bahrain | 115 | 7.40 |
Philippines | 116 | 7.40 |
Bolivia | 117 | 7.40 |
United States | 118 | 7.30 |
Romania | 119 | 7.30 |
United Kingdom | 120 | 7.20 |
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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