Unemployment - Swaziland
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Swaziland is 22.5 (%) with a global rank of 19.
Swaziland compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Swaziland is similar to that of Lesotho, Spain, South Africa, West Bank and Gaza, Dominica, Micronesia, Guyana, Croatia, Gabon, Serbia with a respective Unemployment of 26.5, 26.3, 24.9, 23.0, 23.0, 22.0, 21.7, 21.6, 20.3, 20.1 (%) and a global rank of 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.Last 10 years averageSwaziland had an average Unemployment of 27.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Swaziland during the Great RecessionSwaziland's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 42.8% during the Great RecessionSwaziland since the end of the Great RecessionSwaziland's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.75% since the end of the Great Recession
Swaziland compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Swaziland is similar to that of Lesotho, Spain, South Africa, West Bank and Gaza, Dominica, Micronesia, Guyana, Croatia, Gabon, Serbia with a respective Unemployment of 26.5, 26.3, 24.9, 23.0, 23.0, 22.0, 21.7, 21.6, 20.3, 20.1 (%) and a global rank of 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.Last 10 years averageSwaziland had an average Unemployment of 27.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Swaziland during the Great RecessionSwaziland's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 42.8% during the Great RecessionSwaziland since the end of the Great RecessionSwaziland's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 1.75% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 22.6 |
1992 | 22.4 |
1993 | 22.3 |
1994 | 22.2 |
1995 | 21.7 |
1996 | 22.0 |
1997 | 22.5 |
1998 | 22.6 |
1999 | 22.6 |
2000 | 34.0 |
2001 | 22.8 |
2002 | 22.8 |
2003 | 22.8 |
2004 | 40.0 |
2005 | 40.0 |
2006 | 40.0 |
2007 | 23.0 |
2008 | 23.0 |
2009 | 22.9 |
2010 | 22.8 |
2011 | 22.7 |
2012 | 22.5 |
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Lesotho | 14 | 26.5 |
Spain | 15 | 26.3 |
South Africa | 16 | 24.9 |
West Bank and Gaza | 17 | 23.0 |
Dominica | 18 | 23.0 |
Swaziland | 19 | 22.5 |
Micronesia | 20 | 22.0 |
Guyana | 21 | 21.7 |
Croatia | 22 | 21.6 |
Gabon | 23 | 20.3 |
Serbia | 24 | 20.1 |
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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