Unemployment - Cameroon
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Cameroon is 3.80 (%) with a global rank of 173.
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Cameroon is similar to that of Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Liberia, Peru, Norway, Madagascar with a respective Unemployment of 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80, 3.80, 3.70, 3.60, 3.60, 3.60 (%) and a global rank of 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178.Last 10 years averageCameroon had an average Unemployment of 4.41 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Cameroon during the Great RecessionCameroon's Unemployment had a positive growth of 23.7% during the Great RecessionCameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 19.1% since the end of the Great Recession
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Cameroon is similar to that of Zimbabwe, Cayman Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Brunei, Liberia, Peru, Norway, Madagascar with a respective Unemployment of 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 4.00, 3.80, 3.80, 3.70, 3.60, 3.60, 3.60 (%) and a global rank of 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178.Last 10 years averageCameroon had an average Unemployment of 4.41 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Cameroon during the Great RecessionCameroon's Unemployment had a positive growth of 23.7% during the Great RecessionCameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 19.1% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 5.50 |
1992 | 5.50 |
1993 | 5.50 |
1994 | 5.50 |
1995 | 3.40 |
1996 | 8.10 |
1997 | 7.70 |
1998 | 7.30 |
1999 | 7.00 |
2000 | 6.00 |
2001 | 30.00 |
2002 | 5.50 |
2003 | 5.60 |
2004 | 4.50 |
2005 | 4.40 |
2006 | 3.80 |
2007 | 4.00 |
2008 | 4.60 |
2009 | 4.70 |
2010 | 3.80 |
2011 | 3.80 |
2012 | 3.80 |
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Zimbabwe | 168 | 4.00 |
Cayman Islands | 169 | 4.00 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 170 | 4.00 |
Andorra | 171 | 4.00 |
United Arab Emirates | 172 | 3.80 |
Cameroon | 173 | 3.80 |
Brunei | 174 | 3.80 |
Liberia | 175 | 3.70 |
Peru | 176 | 3.60 |
Norway | 177 | 3.60 |
Madagascar | 178 | 3.60 |
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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