Unemployment - Sri Lanka
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Sri Lanka is 5.10 (%) with a global rank of 149.
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Australia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Myanmar, Mongolia, Niger, Mexico, Luxembourg, Austria, Solomon Islands with a respective Unemployment of 5.70, 5.30, 5.30, 5.20, 5.20, 5.10, 4.90, 4.90, 4.90, 4.60 (%) and a global rank of 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Unemployment of 6.19 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 25.0% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.5% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.5% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Australia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Myanmar, Mongolia, Niger, Mexico, Luxembourg, Austria, Solomon Islands with a respective Unemployment of 5.70, 5.30, 5.30, 5.20, 5.20, 5.10, 4.90, 4.90, 4.90, 4.60 (%) and a global rank of 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Unemployment of 6.19 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 25.0% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.5% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 10.5% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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1991 | 14.70 |
1992 | 14.20 |
1993 | 13.70 |
1994 | 13.00 |
1995 | 12.20 |
1996 | 11.30 |
1997 | 10.60 |
1998 | 9.10 |
1999 | 8.90 |
2000 | 7.70 |
2001 | 7.70 |
2002 | 8.00 |
2003 | 8.40 |
2004 | 8.40 |
2005 | 7.70 |
2006 | 7.60 |
2007 | 6.00 |
2008 | 5.20 |
2009 | 5.70 |
2010 | 5.80 |
2011 | 4.20 |
2012 | 4.00 |
2013 | 5.10 |
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Australia | 144 | 5.70 |
Kazakhstan | 145 | 5.30 |
Germany | 146 | 5.30 |
Myanmar | 147 | 5.20 |
Mongolia | 148 | 5.20 |
Sri Lanka | 149 | 5.10 |
Niger | 150 | 5.10 |
Mexico | 151 | 4.90 |
Luxembourg | 152 | 4.90 |
Austria | 153 | 4.90 |
Solomon Islands | 154 | 4.60 |
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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