Unemployment - West Bank and Gaza
Value & RankThe Unemployment of West Bank and Gaza is 23.0 (%) with a global rank of 17.
West Bank and Gaza compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of West Bank and Gaza is similar to that of Greece, Namibia, Lesotho, Spain, South Africa, Dominica, Swaziland, Micronesia, Guyana, Croatia with a respective Unemployment of 27.9, 27.4, 26.5, 26.3, 24.9, 23.0, 22.5, 22.0, 21.7, 21.6 (%) and a global rank of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.Last 10 years averageWest Bank and Gaza had an average Unemployment of 23.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
West Bank and Gaza during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.15% during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza since the end of the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Unemployment had a positive growth of 21.1% since the end of the Great Recession
West Bank and Gaza compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of West Bank and Gaza is similar to that of Greece, Namibia, Lesotho, Spain, South Africa, Dominica, Swaziland, Micronesia, Guyana, Croatia with a respective Unemployment of 27.9, 27.4, 26.5, 26.3, 24.9, 23.0, 22.5, 22.0, 21.7, 21.6 (%) and a global rank of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.Last 10 years averageWest Bank and Gaza had an average Unemployment of 23.5 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
West Bank and Gaza during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Unemployment had a positive growth of 2.15% during the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza since the end of the Great RecessionWest Bank and Gaza's Unemployment had a positive growth of 21.1% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 21.9 |
1992 | 26.6 |
1993 | 24.9 |
1994 | 24.0 |
1995 | 24.1 |
1996 | 23.8 |
1997 | 20.3 |
1998 | 14.4 |
1999 | 11.8 |
2000 | 14.1 |
2001 | 24.9 |
2002 | 30.7 |
2003 | 29.6 |
2004 | 26.8 |
2005 | 26.0 |
2006 | 18.6 |
2007 | 21.6 |
2008 | 26.0 |
2009 | 19.0 |
2010 | 16.5 |
2011 | 21.0 |
2012 | 23.0 |
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Greece | 12 | 27.9 |
Namibia | 13 | 27.4 |
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 |
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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