Brunei Darussalam - Unemployment Rate 2018

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
8.70% +0.32pp from 2017 Global rank: 134th

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate was 8.70% in 2018, increased +0.32pp from 9.32% in 2017. This was the 134th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.11% -21.4%
2nd Cambodia 0.13% -8.5%
3rd Niger 0.54% -3.6%
4th Solomon Islands 0.72% -0.7%
5th Thailand 0.77% -36.3%
6th Myanmar 0.77% -43.4%
7th Chad 1.14% 0.3%
8th Burundi 1.15% -8.2%
9th Viet Nam 1.16% -48.2%
10th Bahrain 1.19% -71.0%
11th Moldova 1.24% -70.0%
12th Benin 1.43% -15.7%
13th Mali 1.62% 8.1%
14th Cuba 1.70% 0.0%
15th Andorra 1.78% -24.5%
16th Tanzania 1.79% -3.3%
17th Oman 1.80% -28.7%
18th Macao SAR, China 1.80% -8.7%
19th Kuwait 2.20% -1.3%
20th United Arab Emirates 2.24% -9.2%
21st Czechia 2.25% -22.3%
22nd Tonga 2.25% 5.2%
23rd Guatemala 2.28% -7.3%
24th Madagascar 2.30% 8.5%
25th Philippines 2.34% -59.2%
26th Japan 2.47% -12.4%
27th Liechtenstein 2.62% 9.5%
28th Papua New Guinea 2.65% 2.7%
29th Iceland 2.70% -18.1%
30th Hong Kong SAR, China 2.81% -11.0%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 2.85% -12.8%
32nd Lao PDR 2.90% -11.4%
33rd Togo 2.90% -22.5%
34th Seychelles 3.00% 0.0%
35th Liberia 3.06% -0.3%
36th Guinea-Bissau 3.13% 1.2%
37th Sierra Leone 3.19% -12.7%
38th Ghana 3.20% -4.9%
39th Uganda 3.25% -5.2%
40th Mexico 3.28% -4.3%
41st Malaysia 3.30% -3.6%
42nd Bhutan 3.35% 6.8%
43rd Germany 3.38% -4.0%
44th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.41% -2.5%
45th Senegal 3.45% -15.3%
46th Peru 3.49% -49.3%
47th Trinidad and Tobago 3.50% -27.6%
48th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.52% -30.8%
49th Ecuador 3.53% -23.6%
50th Cameroon 3.61% 1.0%
51st Singapore 3.61% 66.1%
52nd Hungary 3.67% -9.5%
53rd Timor-Leste 3.77% -11.5%
54th Norway 3.80% -9.8%
55th Korea 3.82% 3.8%
56th Netherlands 3.83% -34.8%
57th Poland 3.84% -21.5%
58th United States 3.90% -10.6%
59th Israel 3.92% -7.3%
60th Malta 3.96% -1.3%
61st Comoros 3.98% -1.8%
62nd El Salvador 4.01% -44.3%
63rd Turkmenistan 4.04% 0.0%
64th Gambia, The 4.06% -20.4%
65th Pakistan 4.08% -30.0%
66th United Kingdom 4.15% -6.3%
67th Romania 4.19% -31.3%
68th Mozambique 4.21% 7.0%
69th Kenya 4.28% 20.9%
70th China 4.31% -13.8%
71st Sri Lanka 4.32% 2.8%
72nd New Zealand 4.34% -8.7%
73rd Indonesia 4.39% -20.2%
74th Bangladesh 4.44% 1.5%
75th Fiji 4.52% 0.5%
76th Kyrgyz Republic 4.56% -33.8%
77th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.63% 0.4%
78th Burkina Faso 4.70% 0.7%
79th Switzerland 4.71% 52.6%
80th Belarus 4.76% -16.2%
81st Guinea 4.84% -0.5%
82nd Kazakhstan 4.85% -1.0%
83rd Russian Federation 4.87% -6.3%
84th Azerbaijan 4.90% -1.2%
85th Austria 4.93% -17.0%
86th Maldives 4.96% -7.7%
87th Malawi 5.02% -0.5%
88th Zambia 5.03% 11.1%
89th Nigeria 5.07% -71.0%
90th Slovenia 5.11% -22.3%
91st Denmark 5.13% 22.2%
92nd Panama 5.16% -15.8%
93rd Nicaragua 5.20% 59.0%
94th Bulgaria 5.21% -16.4%
95th Australia 5.35% -4.6%
96th Vanuatu 5.35% 2.0%
97th Mongolia 5.38% -38.9%
98th Uzbekistan 5.39% -7.5%
99th Estonia 5.41% -6.1%
100th Guam 5.45% 0.6%
101st Jamaica 5.47% -53.0%
102nd Luxembourg 5.59% -4.3%
103rd Honduras 5.65% 2.2%
104th Ireland 5.74% -15.0%
105th Eritrea 5.76% -0.8%
106th Central African Republic 5.83% -0.2%
107th Canada 5.84% -9.0%
108th Dominican Republic 5.86% 6.4%
109th Belgium 5.94% -16.3%
110th Saudi Arabia 6.03% 2.2%
111th Lithuania 6.15% -13.1%
112th Paraguay 6.22% 1.3%
113th Channel Islands 6.34% -7.8%
114th Sweden 6.37% -6.2%
115th Mauritius 6.43% -9.5%
116th Slovak Republic 6.54% -19.0%
117th Zimbabwe 6.79% 6.9%
118th Portugal 6.97% -24.6%
119th Tajikistan 7.03% -0.1%
120th European Union 7.24% -10.9%
121st Aruba 7.30% -18.0%
122nd Finland 7.36% -16.6%
123rd Latvia 7.41% -15.0%
124th Chile 7.62% 9.4%
125th India 7.65% 0.3%
126th Suriname 7.82% 11.7%
127th Equatorial Guinea 7.82% -0.3%
128th San Marino 8.01% -1.1%
129th Barbados 8.32% -16.4%
130th Croatia 8.32% -33.1%
131st Uruguay 8.34% 5.2%
132nd Cyprus 8.50% -23.0%
133rd Samoa 8.65% -8.0%
134th Brunei Darussalam 8.70% 3.8%
135th São Tomé and Principe 8.71% -35.3%
136th Ukraine 8.80% -8.8%
137th Costa Rica 9.01% -3.0%
138th France 9.02% -4.1%
139th Puerto Rico (US) 9.20% -15.6%
140th Argentina 9.22% 10.4%
141st Morocco 9.27% -9.1%
142nd Belize 9.35% 0.2%
143rd Colombia 9.36% -3.1%
144th Egypt, Arab Republic of 9.86% -19.5%
145th Bahamas, The 10.00% -1.0%
146th Mauritania 10.41% 0.7%
147th Italy 10.54% -6.7%
148th Nepal 10.59% -0.6%
149th Lebanon 10.76% 4.9%
150th Rwanda 10.76% -9.4%
151st Türkiye 10.96% 0.5%
152nd Afghanistan 11.19% 0.1%
153rd French Polynesia 11.60% 0.0%
154th New Caledonia 11.70% 0.2%
155th Virgin Islands (US) 11.70% 2.3%
156th Algeria 12.11% 3.4%
157th Cabo Verde 12.17% -0.2%
158th Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.20% 1.0%
159th Albania 12.30% -10.2%
160th Brazil 12.33% -4.1%
161st Sudan 12.35% -37.0%
162nd Georgia 12.67% -41.4%
163rd Serbia 12.73% -12.2%
164th South Sudan 12.85% -1.0%
165th Iraq 13.46% 3.4%
166th Syrian Arab Republic 13.51% -0.7%
167th Guyana 13.63% 1.2%
168th Haiti 13.93% 0.0%
169th Montenegro 15.19% -5.5%
170th Spain 15.26% -11.4%
171st Tunisia 15.46% -0.3%
172nd Angola 16.60% -0.1%
173rd Lesotho 16.61% 1.4%
174th Yemen, Republic of 17.59% -5.5%
175th Jordan 18.26% -0.2%
176th Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.40% -10.2%
177th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.70% 1.3%
178th Libya 18.87% -1.0%
179th Armenia 18.97% 6.6%
180th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.01% -0.1%
181st Greece 19.18% -10.6%
182nd St. Lucia 19.33% 1.0%
183rd Botswana 19.67% 0.0%
184th Namibia 19.88% -8.6%
185th Gabon 20.46% 0.7%
186th Congo, Republic of 20.84% 0.5%
187th North Macedonia 21.21% -4.8%
188th Djibouti 26.18% 0.4%
189th West Bank and Gaza 26.26% 3.2%
190th Eswatini 26.47% 7.9%
191st South Africa 26.91% -2.0%

FAQ

What was Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate in 2018?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate in 2018 was 8.70%. This ranked 134th globally.

How did Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate change in 2018?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate increased by 3.8% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2018?

South Africa had the highest unemployment rate in 2018 at 26.91%.

What is the unemployment rate of Brunei Darussalam in 2018?

The unemployment rate of Brunei Darussalam in 2018 was 8.70%. This ranked 134th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate?

Brunei Darussalam's unemployment rate went from 9.32% in 2017 to 8.70% in 2018, a 3.8% increase.