Unemployment - Sierra Leone
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Sierra Leone is 3.40 (%) with a global rank of 181.
Sierra Leone compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Sierra Leone is similar to that of Peru, Norway, Madagascar, Ghana, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR, China with a respective Unemployment of 3.60, 3.60, 3.60, 3.60, 3.50, 3.30, 3.20, 3.20, 3.10, 3.10 (%) and a global rank of 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186.Last 10 years averageSierra Leone had an average Unemployment of 3.39 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Sierra Leone during the Great RecessionSierra Leone's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% during the Great RecessionSierra Leone since the end of the Great RecessionSierra Leone's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% since the end of the Great RecessionSierra Leone since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil WarSierra Leone's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.03% since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War
Sierra Leone compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Sierra Leone is similar to that of Peru, Norway, Madagascar, Ghana, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong SAR, China with a respective Unemployment of 3.60, 3.60, 3.60, 3.60, 3.50, 3.30, 3.20, 3.20, 3.10, 3.10 (%) and a global rank of 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186.Last 10 years averageSierra Leone had an average Unemployment of 3.39 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Sierra Leone during the Great RecessionSierra Leone's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% during the Great RecessionSierra Leone since the end of the Great RecessionSierra Leone's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.00% since the end of the Great RecessionSierra Leone since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil WarSierra Leone's Unemployment had a positive growth of 3.03% since the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War
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1991 | 3.40 |
1992 | 3.40 |
1993 | 3.40 |
1994 | 3.40 |
1995 | 3.40 |
1996 | 3.50 |
1997 | 3.50 |
1998 | 3.40 |
1999 | 3.40 |
2000 | 3.40 |
2001 | 3.30 |
2002 | 3.30 |
2003 | 3.40 |
2004 | 3.40 |
2005 | 3.40 |
2006 | 3.40 |
2007 | 3.40 |
2008 | 3.40 |
2009 | 3.40 |
2010 | 3.40 |
2011 | 3.40 |
2012 | 3.40 |
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Peru | 176 | 3.60 |
Norway | 177 | 3.60 |
Madagascar | 178 | 3.60 |
Ghana | 179 | 3.60 |
Tanzania | 180 | 3.50 |
Sierra Leone | 181 | 3.40 |
Burkina Faso | 182 | 3.30 |
Switzerland | 183 | 3.20 |
Korea | 184 | 3.20 |
Malaysia | 185 | 3.10 |
Hong Kong SAR, China | 186 | 3.10 |
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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