Unemployment - Papua New Guinea
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Papua New Guinea is 2.30 (%) with a global rank of 191.
Papua New Guinea compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Papua New Guinea is similar to that of Hong Kong SAR, China, Guinea, Nepal, Tajikistan, Liechtenstein, Bhutan, Seychelles, Monaco, Kiribati, Isle of Man with a respective Unemployment of 3.10, 3.10, 2.70, 2.50, 2.30, 2.10, 2.00, 2.00, 2.00, 2.00 (%) and a global rank of 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196.Last 10 years averagePapua New Guinea had an average Unemployment of 2.35 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Papua New Guinea during the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 7.69% during the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea since the end of the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 4.17% since the end of the Great Recession
Papua New Guinea compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Papua New Guinea is similar to that of Hong Kong SAR, China, Guinea, Nepal, Tajikistan, Liechtenstein, Bhutan, Seychelles, Monaco, Kiribati, Isle of Man with a respective Unemployment of 3.10, 3.10, 2.70, 2.50, 2.30, 2.10, 2.00, 2.00, 2.00, 2.00 (%) and a global rank of 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196.Last 10 years averagePapua New Guinea had an average Unemployment of 2.35 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Papua New Guinea during the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 7.69% during the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea since the end of the Great RecessionPapua New Guinea's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 4.17% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 2.50 |
1992 | 2.30 |
1993 | 2.10 |
1994 | 2.60 |
1995 | 3.00 |
1996 | 2.50 |
1997 | 3.10 |
1998 | 2.60 |
1999 | 2.70 |
2000 | 2.90 |
2001 | 2.80 |
2002 | 2.70 |
2003 | 2.60 |
2004 | 1.80 |
2005 | 2.60 |
2006 | 2.60 |
2007 | 2.40 |
2008 | 1.90 |
2009 | 2.40 |
2010 | 2.40 |
2011 | 2.20 |
2012 | 2.30 |
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Hong Kong SAR, China | 186 | 3.10 |
Guinea | 187 | 3.10 |
Nepal | 188 | 2.70 |
Tajikistan | 189 | 2.50 |
Liechtenstein | 190 | 2.30 |
Papua New Guinea | 191 | 2.30 |
Bhutan | 192 | 2.10 |
Seychelles | 193 | 2.00 |
Monaco | 194 | 2.00 |
Kiribati | 195 | 2.00 |
Isle of Man | 196 | 2.00 |
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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