Unemployment - Nicaragua
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Nicaragua is 7.70 (%) with a global rank of 102.
Nicaragua compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Nicaragua is similar to that of Eritrea, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chad, The Gambia, Burundi, Togo, Somalia, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea with a respective Unemployment of 7.90, 7.90, 7.90, 7.80, 7.70, 7.70, 7.60, 7.60, 7.60, 7.60 (%) and a global rank of 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107.Last 10 years averageNicaragua had an average Unemployment of 6.65 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Nicaragua during the Great RecessionNicaragua's Unemployment had a positive growth of 54.7% during the Great RecessionNicaragua since the end of the Great RecessionNicaragua's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 6.10% since the end of the Great Recession
Nicaragua compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Nicaragua is similar to that of Eritrea, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chad, The Gambia, Burundi, Togo, Somalia, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea with a respective Unemployment of 7.90, 7.90, 7.90, 7.80, 7.70, 7.70, 7.60, 7.60, 7.60, 7.60 (%) and a global rank of 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107.Last 10 years averageNicaragua had an average Unemployment of 6.65 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Nicaragua during the Great RecessionNicaragua's Unemployment had a positive growth of 54.7% during the Great RecessionNicaragua since the end of the Great RecessionNicaragua's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 6.10% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 5.40 |
1992 | 5.80 |
1993 | 5.30 |
1994 | 2.70 |
1995 | 3.40 |
1996 | 4.30 |
1997 | 5.50 |
1998 | 5.20 |
1999 | 5.30 |
2000 | 6.20 |
2001 | 6.00 |
2002 | 5.90 |
2003 | 8.00 |
2004 | 6.70 |
2005 | 5.60 |
2006 | 5.30 |
2007 | 4.90 |
2008 | 5.60 |
2009 | 8.20 |
2010 | 8.00 |
2011 | 7.30 |
2012 | 7.70 |
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Eritrea | 97 | 7.90 |
Venezuela | 98 | 7.90 |
Costa Rica | 99 | 7.90 |
Chad | 100 | 7.80 |
The Gambia | 101 | 7.70 |
Nicaragua | 102 | 7.70 |
Burundi | 103 | 7.70 |
Togo | 104 | 7.60 |
Somalia | 105 | 7.60 |
Malawi | 106 | 7.60 |
Equatorial Guinea | 107 | 7.60 |
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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