Unemployment - Ethiopia
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Ethiopia is 17.5 (%) with a global rank of 32.
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Ethiopia is similar to that of Montenegro, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Botswana, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Portugal with a respective Unemployment of 19.1, 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.7, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.8 (%) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.Last 10 years averageEthiopia had an average Unemployment of 6.78 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ethiopia during the Great RecessionEthiopia's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% during the Great RecessionEthiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Unemployment had a positive growth of 224% since the end of the Great Recession
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Ethiopia is similar to that of Montenegro, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Botswana, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Portugal with a respective Unemployment of 19.1, 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.7, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.8 (%) and a global rank of 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37.Last 10 years averageEthiopia had an average Unemployment of 6.78 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Ethiopia during the Great RecessionEthiopia's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% during the Great RecessionEthiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Unemployment had a positive growth of 224% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 7.20 |
1992 | 7.30 |
1993 | 6.70 |
1994 | 7.00 |
1995 | 8.10 |
1996 | 8.10 |
1997 | 8.20 |
1998 | 8.20 |
1999 | 8.20 |
2000 | 7.90 |
2001 | 7.60 |
2002 | 7.00 |
2003 | 6.40 |
2004 | 5.90 |
2005 | 5.40 |
2006 | 5.40 |
2007 | 5.40 |
2008 | 5.40 |
2009 | 5.40 |
2010 | 5.40 |
2011 | 5.40 |
2012 | 17.50 |
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Montenegro | 27 | 19.1 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 18.8 |
Timor-Leste | 29 | 18.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 17.8 |
Botswana | 31 | 17.7 |
Ethiopia | 32 | 17.5 |
Cyprus | 33 | 17.4 |
Armenia | 34 | 17.3 |
Tunisia | 35 | 17.2 |
New Caledonia | 36 | 17.1 |
Portugal | 37 | 16.8 |
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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