Unemployment - Egypt
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Egypt is 13.4 (%) with a global rank of 49.
Egypt compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Egypt is similar to that of Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Tonga, Zambia, Slovenia, Curaçao, Suriname with a respective Unemployment of 15.0, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4, 13.5, 13.3, 13.1, 13.1, 13.0, 12.7 (%) and a global rank of 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54.Last 10 years averageEgypt had an average Unemployment of 10.4 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Egypt during the Great RecessionEgypt's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 8.74% during the Great RecessionEgypt since the end of the Great RecessionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 42.6% since the end of the Great RecessionEgypt during the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 33.3% during the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt since the end of the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 11.7% since the end of the 2011 Egyptian revolution
Egypt compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Egypt is similar to that of Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Tonga, Zambia, Slovenia, Curaçao, Suriname with a respective Unemployment of 15.0, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4, 13.5, 13.3, 13.1, 13.1, 13.0, 12.7 (%) and a global rank of 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54.Last 10 years averageEgypt had an average Unemployment of 10.4 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Egypt during the Great RecessionEgypt's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 8.74% during the Great RecessionEgypt since the end of the Great RecessionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 42.6% since the end of the Great RecessionEgypt during the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 33.3% during the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt since the end of the 2011 Egyptian revolutionEgypt's Unemployment had a positive growth of 11.7% since the end of the 2011 Egyptian revolution
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1991 | 9.60 |
1992 | 9.00 |
1993 | 10.90 |
1994 | 11.00 |
1995 | 11.30 |
1996 | 9.00 |
1997 | 8.40 |
1998 | 8.20 |
1999 | 8.10 |
2000 | 9.00 |
2001 | 12.00 |
2002 | 10.20 |
2003 | 9.90 |
2004 | 10.70 |
2005 | 9.50 |
2006 | 10.30 |
2007 | 9.10 |
2008 | 8.70 |
2009 | 9.40 |
2010 | 9.00 |
2011 | 12.00 |
2012 | 12.70 |
2013 | 13.40 |
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Georgia | 44 | 15.0 |
Dominican Republic | 45 | 15.0 |
Albania | 46 | 14.7 |
Slovak Republic | 47 | 14.4 |
Ireland | 48 | 13.5 |
Egypt | 49 | 13.4 |
Tonga | 50 | 13.3 |
Zambia | 51 | 13.1 |
Slovenia | 52 | 13.1 |
Curaçao | 53 | 13.0 |
Suriname | 54 | 12.7 |
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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