Brunei Darussalam - Unemployment Rate 2016

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
8.54% +1.57pp from 2015 Global rank: 127th

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 8.54% in 2016, increased +1.57pp from 7.70% in 2015. This was the 127th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.15% -11.8%
2nd Niger 0.55% -1.1%
3rd Thailand 0.69% -23.6%
4th Cambodia 0.72% 82.2%
5th Solomon Islands 0.74% 0.0%
6th Myanmar 1.06% 38.1%
7th Chad 1.09% 5.7%
8th Bahrain 1.19% -66.0%
9th Burundi 1.35% -6.7%
10th Mali 1.37% -2.6%
11th Moldova 1.59% -68.3%
12th United Arab Emirates 1.64% -8.5%
13th Benin 1.83% -2.8%
14th Viet Nam 1.85% -20.7%
15th Côte d'Ivoire 1.90% -26.3%
16th Tanzania 1.93% -3.9%
17th Macao SAR, China 1.94% 6.2%
18th Madagascar 1.95% 9.2%
19th Cuba 2.00% -16.7%
20th Tonga 2.05% 1.3%
21st Kuwait 2.16% -1.8%
22nd Pakistan 2.29% -61.3%
23rd Papua New Guinea 2.48% -1.2%
24th Guatemala 2.58% 3.1%
25th Lao PDR 2.63% 31.3%
26th Seychelles 2.68% 0.0%
27th Philippines 2.70% -57.1%
28th Bhutan 2.71% 8.3%
29th Kenya 2.76% -0.2%
30th Togo 2.97% 34.7%
31st Iceland 2.98% -35.1%
32nd Uganda 3.00% 12.0%
33rd Liberia 3.08% 20.5%
34th Japan 3.13% -7.2%
35th Guinea-Bissau 3.14% -0.9%
36th Trinidad and Tobago 3.21% -5.8%
37th Liechtenstein 3.23% -14.2%
38th Oman 3.27% -4.0%
39th Andorra 3.30% -14.8%
40th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.39% 2.8%
41st Malaysia 3.44% 9.2%
42nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.50% -23.2%
43rd Cameroon 3.53% 0.3%
44th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.57% 1.4%
45th Korea 3.65% 1.6%
46th Mozambique 3.65% 6.5%
47th Peru 3.74% -42.3%
48th Mexico 3.85% -11.4%
49th Nicaragua 3.90% -17.1%
50th Czechia 3.95% -21.3%
51st Turkmenistan 4.03% 0.2%
52nd Singapore 4.08% 114.7%
53rd Germany 4.10% -5.8%
54th Comoros 4.12% 2.1%
55th Sierra Leone 4.18% -6.7%
56th Sri Lanka 4.24% -9.7%
57th Kyrgyz Republic 4.29% -43.2%
58th Indonesia 4.30% -30.4%
59th Fiji 4.32% -21.5%
60th Bangladesh 4.35% -1.1%
61st El Salvador 4.42% -38.2%
62nd Senegal 4.46% -34.1%
63rd Nigeria 4.50% -50.0%
64th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.53% 2.0%
65th China 4.56% -1.9%
66th Ecuador 4.60% -3.6%
67th Burkina Faso 4.60% 2.8%
68th Timor-Leste 4.66% 26.6%
69th Norway 4.68% 3.3%
70th Malta 4.69% -12.9%
71st Panama 4.72% -6.6%
72nd Israel 4.72% -9.9%
73rd United States 4.87% -7.7%
74th United Kingdom 4.91% -8.7%
75th Switzerland 4.92% 54.8%
76th Kazakhstan 4.96% -0.3%
77th Guinea 5.00% -3.0%
78th Azerbaijan 5.00% 0.8%
79th Malawi 5.01% 1.2%
80th Hungary 5.12% -22.8%
81st New Zealand 5.15% -5.1%
82nd Uzbekistan 5.16% 0.1%
83rd Vanuatu 5.20% 0.6%
84th Zambia 5.24% -11.9%
85th Paraguay 5.26% 15.3%
86th Ghana 5.26% -22.8%
87th Guam 5.40% -21.7%
88th Russian Federation 5.59% 0.3%
89th Saudi Arabia 5.60% 0.2%
90th Australia 5.71% -5.9%
91st Maldives 5.77% -12.7%
92nd Eritrea 5.77% 0.4%
93rd Central African Republic 5.79% 0.3%
94th Belarus 5.84% 0.4%
95th Zimbabwe 5.90% 9.2%
96th Romania 5.90% -29.7%
97th Denmark 5.99% 31.9%
98th Netherlands 6.01% -23.8%
99th Austria 6.06% -1.5%
100th Poland 6.14% -18.1%
101st Gambia, The 6.24% -13.6%
102nd Luxembourg 6.67% 0.3%
103rd Honduras 6.73% 9.4%
104th Mauritius 6.81% -13.7%
105th Estonia 6.88% 11.3%
106th Chile 6.93% 9.5%
107th Sweden 6.99% -7.0%
108th Belize 7.00% -31.0%
109th Tajikistan 7.04% 0.0%
110th Canada 7.04% 0.5%
111th Mongolia 7.24% -3.5%
112th Dominican Republic 7.28% -0.6%
113th Channel Islands 7.47% -5.8%
114th Bulgaria 7.58% -18.0%
115th India 7.61% -0.2%
116th Aruba 7.70% 5.5%
117th Equatorial Guinea 7.80% 0.3%
118th Belgium 7.83% -9.7%
119th Uruguay 7.84% 4.2%
120th Lithuania 7.86% -13.8%
121st Suriname 7.92% 13.1%
122nd Slovenia 8.00% -11.1%
123rd Costa Rica 8.09% -15.8%
124th Argentina 8.09% 23.8%
125th Barbados 8.25% -27.0%
126th Ireland 8.37% -15.6%
127th Brunei Darussalam 8.54% 22.5%
128th San Marino 8.60% -6.4%
129th Jamaica 8.63% -36.0%
130th Finland 8.82% -7.9%
131st Colombia 8.92% -3.0%
132nd Samoa 9.06% 1.8%
133rd European Union 9.11% -9.1%
134th Morocco 9.30% -4.1%
135th Ukraine 9.35% 2.3%
136th Latvia 9.64% -2.3%
137th Slovak Republic 9.68% -15.7%
138th São Tomé and Principe 9.68% -27.9%
139th Lebanon 9.79% 5.2%
140th France 10.06% -2.8%
141st Afghanistan 10.12% 12.0%
142nd Algeria 10.20% -9.0%
143rd Mauritania 10.29% 1.8%
144th Nepal 10.71% 0.7%
145th Iraq 10.82% -0.4%
146th Türkiye 10.90% 5.8%
147th Portugal 11.06% -14.0%
148th Brazil 11.58% 34.3%
149th Italy 11.69% -2.7%
150th French Polynesia 11.73% -0.6%
151st Virgin Islands (US) 11.73% 0.7%
152nd Rwanda 11.79% -0.4%
153rd Puerto Rico (US) 11.80% -2.5%
154th Cabo Verde 12.09% -2.5%
155th Egypt, Arab Republic of 12.45% -3.2%
156th Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.62% 14.7%
157th New Caledonia 12.68% -6.9%
158th Bahamas, The 12.70% -5.1%
159th South Sudan 12.85% 3.1%
160th Cyprus 13.01% -12.7%
161st Croatia 13.02% -23.7%
162nd Guyana 13.26% 2.0%
163rd Sudan 13.66% -36.8%
164th Syrian Arab Republic 13.80% -3.1%
165th Haiti 13.90% 0.8%
166th Serbia 15.26% -19.4%
167th Jordan 15.28% 16.8%
168th Albania 15.42% -9.8%
169th Tunisia 15.56% 1.1%
170th Lesotho 16.14% -0.5%
171st Angola 16.57% 0.6%
172nd Georgia 16.60% -24.2%
173rd Armenia 17.62% -4.8%
174th Montenegro 17.73% 1.0%
175th Yemen, Republic of 18.42% 2.9%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.61% 0.6%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.03% -0.6%
178th Botswana 19.33% 2.2%
179th Libya 19.56% -0.7%
180th Spain 19.64% -11.0%
181st St. Lucia 19.93% -4.4%
182nd Gabon 20.12% 0.9%
183rd Congo, Republic of 20.30% 1.4%
184th Eswatini 22.72% -3.0%
185th Namibia 23.35% 12.3%
186th Greece 23.51% -5.6%
187th West Bank and Gaza 23.94% -7.6%
188th North Macedonia 24.31% -6.7%
189th Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.41% -8.3%
190th Djibouti 25.98% -0.3%
191st South Africa 26.54% 4.7%

FAQ

What was Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate in 2016?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate in 2016 was 8.54%. This ranked 127th globally.

How did Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate change in 2016?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate increased by 22.5% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2016?

South Africa had the highest unemployment rate in 2016 at 26.54%.

What is the unemployment rate of Brunei Darussalam in 2016?

The unemployment rate of Brunei Darussalam in 2016 was 8.54%. This ranked 127th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate went from 7.70% in 2015 to 8.54% in 2016, a 22.5% increase.