Burkina Faso - Unemployment Rate 2000

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
2.69% +0.14pp from 1999 Global rank: 28th

Burkina Faso's unemployment rate was 2.69% in 2000, increased +0.14pp from 2.55% in 1999. This was the 28th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2000
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2000
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.61% -89.6%
2nd Myanmar 0.71% -5.1%
3rd Cambodia 0.75% 2.5%
4th Chad 0.80% 5.7%
5th Kuwait 0.80% 14.3%
6th Benin 0.86% -9.0%
7th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
8th Bahrain 1.08% -2.8%
9th Mali 1.41% 4.0%
10th Niger 1.43% 3.0%
11th Bhutan 1.66% 18.2%
12th Iceland 1.94% -22.2%
13th Maldives 1.97% 14.1%
14th Liberia 2.02% 0.6%
15th Lao PDR 2.05% -5.1%
16th Guatemala 2.14% 1.4%
17th Kyrgyz Republic 2.14% -70.2%
18th United Arab Emirates 2.25% 2.5%
19th Viet Nam 2.26% -66.5%
20th Luxembourg 2.35% -18.9%
21st Liechtenstein 2.38% -
22nd Thailand 2.39% -43.1%
23rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.44% 6.1%
24th Solomon Islands 2.45% 11.5%
25th Senegal 2.64% -0.6%
26th Mexico 2.65% 5.8%
27th Switzerland 2.66% -2.4%
28th Burkina Faso 2.69% 5.3%
29th Netherlands 2.73% -34.2%
30th Mozambique 2.83% 6.3%
31st Kenya 2.88% 0.0%
32nd Papua New Guinea 2.92% -0.6%
33rd Malaysia 3.00% -12.4%
34th Seychelles 3.11% -1.9%
35th Tanzania 3.13% -2.8%
36th Burundi 3.14% 0.1%
37th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.25% 0.5%
38th China 3.26% 0.3%
39th Bangladesh 3.27% 5.9%
40th Guinea-Bissau 3.36% 2.7%
41st Norway 3.46% 9.0%
42nd Timor-Leste 3.53% -2.9%
43rd Uganda 3.53% 2.1%
44th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.65% -0.5%
45th Singapore 3.70% 32.1%
46th Philippines 3.77% -61.2%
47th Portugal 3.81% -26.4%
48th Honduras 3.88% 0.9%
49th Nigeria 3.95% -0.8%
50th Tonga 3.97% 7.5%
51st United States 3.99% -5.3%
52nd Korea 4.06% -38.3%
53rd Sierra Leone 4.14% -3.5%
54th Tajikistan 4.15% 29.7%
55th Togo 4.16% 7.0%
56th Ireland 4.32% -27.0%
57th Comoros 4.40% -3.2%
58th Oman 4.43% 0.0%
59th Denmark 4.48% -12.4%
60th Saudi Arabia 4.57% 5.2%
61st Guinea 4.59% 1.5%
62nd Austria 4.69% 13.2%
63rd Fiji 4.70% -7.4%
64th Samoa 4.73% 5.4%
65th Japan 4.75% 1.7%
66th Cyprus 4.77% 32.4%
67th Ecuador 4.80% -63.4%
68th Côte d'Ivoire 4.84% 9.4%
69th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.92% -21.3%
70th Peru 4.96% -47.2%
71st Malawi 5.05% 0.9%
72nd Costa Rica 5.08% -15.6%
73rd Channel Islands 5.35% -9.5%
74th Cuba 5.45% -12.9%
75th Sweden 5.47% -27.6%
76th Brunei Darussalam 5.53% 2.1%
77th United Kingdom 5.56% -7.0%
78th Eritrea 5.66% 0.9%
79th Zimbabwe 5.69% -5.3%
80th Central African Republic 5.72% -0.8%
81st Madagascar 5.80% -0.4%
82nd Mongolia 5.99% 2.5%
83rd Indonesia 6.08% -4.4%
84th New Zealand 6.13% -13.0%
85th Panama 6.19% -35.1%
86th Australia 6.29% -8.4%
87th Malta 6.32% -10.9%
88th Dominican Republic 6.43% 2.3%
89th Türkiye 6.50% -9.2%
90th Hungary 6.56% -6.2%
91st Belgium 6.59% -21.8%
92nd Jamaica 6.75% -57.0%
93rd Canada 6.83% -9.8%
94th Macao SAR, China 6.87% 8.4%
95th Slovenia 6.92% -6.8%
96th Aruba 6.92% 44.4%
97th El Salvador 6.96% 6.3%
98th Romania 6.97% -2.9%
99th Bahamas, The 7.12% -8.7%
100th Nicaragua 7.18% -32.8%
101st Equatorial Guinea 7.44% 0.4%
102nd Cameroon 7.53% -0.8%
103rd India 7.59% 0.1%
104th Paraguay 7.61% 11.9%
105th Sri Lanka 7.74% -12.6%
106th Afghanistan 7.90% 0.3%
107th Germany 7.92% -7.5%
108th Iraq 8.04% 0.7%
109th Vanuatu 8.27% -0.3%
110th Haiti 8.44% 17.3%
111th Moldova 8.54% -23.2%
112th Lebanon 8.64% -1.2%
113th Czechia 8.76% 0.5%
114th Egypt, Arab Republic of 8.98% 16.7%
115th Mauritius 9.13% 18.5%
116th Barbados 9.35% -9.7%
117th Syrian Arab Republic 9.59% -28.8%
118th European Union 9.70% -5.0%
119th Gambia, The 9.72% -0.2%
120th Virgin Islands (US) 9.83% -3.3%
121st Mauritania 10.03% 0.0%
122nd Puerto Rico (US) 10.08% -13.8%
123rd France 10.22% -2.1%
124th Ghana 10.46% 3.5%
125th Chile 10.49% 4.8%
126th Nepal 10.53% -0.2%
127th Russian Federation 10.58% -18.8%
128th West Bank and Gaza 10.63% -10.3%
129th Georgia 10.82% -14.1%
130th Italy 10.83% -1.0%
131st Belize 10.84% -15.3%
132nd Brazil 10.89% -2.2%
133rd Israel 11.10% 0.2%
134th Armenia 11.11% -0.8%
135th Finland 11.13% 8.4%
136th Greece 11.35% -6.4%
137th Yemen, Republic of 11.56% 0.8%
138th French Polynesia 11.58% -1.0%
139th Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.70% -25.9%
140th Rwanda 11.70% 1.1%
141st Ukraine 11.71% -1.6%
142nd Turkmenistan 11.73% -7.6%
143rd Azerbaijan 11.78% 8.1%
144th Guyana 11.92% 1.2%
145th Trinidad and Tobago 12.10% -7.9%
146th Belarus 12.19% 75.5%
147th Uzbekistan 12.30% -7.5%
148th South Sudan 12.31% 1.4%
149th Serbia 12.60% -5.3%
150th Uruguay 12.63% 12.7%
151st Kazakhstan 12.75% -5.3%
152nd Suriname 12.87% 7.3%
153rd Zambia 12.93% 3.5%
154th Cabo Verde 13.02% -40.8%
155th Estonia 13.36% 9.5%
156th Morocco 13.58% -1.6%
157th Jordan 13.70% -4.7%
158th Spain 13.79% -11.9%
159th Latvia 14.21% 1.0%
160th São Tomé and Principe 14.40% -0.1%
161st Poland 14.93% 13.7%
162nd Tunisia 14.94% -6.5%
163rd Argentina 15.00% -6.6%
164th Guam 15.32% 9.8%
165th Sudan 15.60% 24.8%
166th Botswana 15.88% -12.9%
167th Lithuania 15.93% 9.1%
168th Croatia 16.06% -13.8%
169th Lesotho 16.17% 0.0%
170th Bulgaria 16.22% 17.6%
171st St. Lucia 16.49% -8.8%
172nd Angola 16.65% 0.6%
173rd Gabon 17.85% 1.4%
174th New Caledonia 17.91% -1.6%
175th Slovak Republic 18.55% 12.5%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.68% -0.9%
177th Albania 19.02% 3.4%
178th Libya 19.28% 0.2%
179th Congo, Republic of 19.87% -1.3%
180th Namibia 20.30% -6.3%
181st Colombia 20.52% 56.6%
182nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.80% 1.3%
183rd South Africa 22.79% -2.2%
184th Eswatini 24.55% 2.8%
185th Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.45% -18.2%
186th Djibouti 26.66% -0.3%
187th Algeria 29.77% 1.6%
188th Montenegro 30.45% -0.1%
189th North Macedonia 32.20% -0.7%

FAQ

What was Burkina Faso's unemployment rate in 2000?

Burkina Faso's unemployment rate in 2000 was 2.69%. This ranked 28th globally.

How did Burkina Faso's unemployment rate change in 2000?

Burkina Faso's unemployment rate increased by 5.3% in 2000 compared to 1999.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2000?

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2000 at 32.20%.

What is the unemployment rate of Burkina Faso in 2000?

The unemployment rate of Burkina Faso in 2000 was 2.69%. This ranked 28th globally.

How does 2000 compare to 1999 for Burkina Faso's unemployment rate?

Burkina Faso's unemployment rate went from 2.55% in 1999 to 2.69% in 2000, a 5.3% increase.