Burundi - Unemployment Rate 1999
3.13%
−0.02pp from 1998
Burundi's unemployment rate was 3.13% in 1999, decreased +0.02pp from 3.16% in 1998. This was the 32nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1999▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.63% | -89.4% |
| 2nd | Kuwait | 0.70% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 0.73% | 2.1% |
| 4th | Myanmar | 0.75% | -2.8% |
| 5th | Chad | 0.75% | 3.9% |
| 6th | Qatar | 0.87% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Benin | 0.95% | -9.4% |
| 8th | Bahrain | 1.11% | -0.2% |
| 9th | Mali | 1.36% | 1.2% |
| 10th | Niger | 1.39% | 0.3% |
| 11th | Bhutan | 1.40% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Maldives | 1.73% | 15.9% |
| 13th | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.00% | -65.9% |
| 14th | Liberia | 2.01% | -2.7% |
| 15th | Guatemala | 2.11% | -1.5% |
| 16th | Lao PDR | 2.15% | -6.1% |
| 17th | Iceland | 2.18% | -34.3% |
| 18th | Solomon Islands | 2.19% | 1.8% |
| 19th | United Arab Emirates | 2.20% | 6.1% |
| 20th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.30% | 8.4% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 2.33% | -66.0% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 2.39% | -21.8% |
| 23rd | Burkina Faso | 2.55% | 4.6% |
| 24th | Mexico | 2.60% | -17.8% |
| 25th | Senegal | 2.66% | -3.5% |
| 26th | Mozambique | 2.66% | 0.9% |
| 27th | Kenya | 2.88% | 1.4% |
| 28th | Papua New Guinea | 2.94% | 2.8% |
| 29th | Thailand | 2.97% | -32.5% |
| 30th | Switzerland | 3.05% | -20.8% |
| 31st | Bangladesh | 3.09% | 6.7% |
| 32nd | Burundi | 3.13% | -0.7% |
| 33rd | Seychelles | 3.17% | -24.7% |
| 34th | Tanzania | 3.22% | -1.9% |
| 35th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.23% | 1.1% |
| 36th | Norway | 3.25% | 1.9% |
| 37th | China | 3.25% | 0.3% |
| 38th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.27% | -2.4% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 3.43% | 6.4% |
| 40th | Uganda | 3.46% | 1.1% |
| 41st | Netherlands | 3.62% | -26.5% |
| 42nd | Timor-Leste | 3.63% | 3.8% |
| 43rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.67% | 6.0% |
| 44th | Tonga | 3.69% | 10.2% |
| 45th | Philippines | 3.75% | -62.7% |
| 46th | Honduras | 3.85% | -4.2% |
| 47th | Togo | 3.89% | 2.9% |
| 48th | Nigeria | 3.99% | 1.6% |
| 49th | United States | 4.22% | -6.2% |
| 50th | Sierra Leone | 4.29% | 1.1% |
| 51st | Saudi Arabia | 4.35% | -8.5% |
| 52nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.42% | 7.8% |
| 53rd | Oman | 4.43% | 2.0% |
| 54th | Tajikistan | 4.45% | -4.3% |
| 55th | Samoa | 4.49% | 8.8% |
| 56th | Guinea | 4.52% | 0.4% |
| 57th | Comoros | 4.54% | -1.5% |
| 58th | Portugal | 4.58% | -19.9% |
| 59th | Ecuador | 4.66% | -54.2% |
| 60th | Japan | 4.68% | 14.1% |
| 61st | Fiji | 4.70% | 1.5% |
| 62nd | Austria | 4.70% | -0.2% |
| 63rd | Aruba | 4.79% | 47.5% |
| 64th | Singapore | 4.85% | 94.0% |
| 65th | Malawi | 5.00% | 1.6% |
| 66th | Peru | 5.01% | -27.4% |
| 67th | Denmark | 5.14% | 5.3% |
| 68th | Paraguay | 5.34% | -7.9% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.42% | 1.1% |
| 70th | Cyprus | 5.53% | 62.7% |
| 71st | Eritrea | 5.60% | 1.9% |
| 72nd | Central African Republic | 5.77% | -0.1% |
| 73rd | Ireland | 5.80% | -23.1% |
| 74th | Madagascar | 5.82% | -1.3% |
| 75th | Mongolia | 5.84% | 1.6% |
| 76th | Costa Rica | 5.90% | 5.4% |
| 77th | Channel Islands | 5.91% | -5.9% |
| 78th | Zimbabwe | 6.00% | -6.0% |
| 79th | United Kingdom | 6.04% | -3.3% |
| 80th | Panama | 6.17% | -46.8% |
| 81st | Romania | 6.24% | -35.1% |
| 82nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.25% | 42.6% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 6.26% | 0.5% |
| 84th | Dominican Republic | 6.31% | -14.6% |
| 85th | Malta | 6.33% | -4.2% |
| 86th | Macao SAR, China | 6.34% | 37.6% |
| 87th | Korea | 6.34% | -8.7% |
| 88th | Indonesia | 6.36% | 16.4% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 6.81% | -56.0% |
| 90th | Australia | 6.88% | -10.6% |
| 91st | Hungary | 6.93% | -11.2% |
| 92nd | New Zealand | 7.02% | -9.1% |
| 93rd | Nicaragua | 7.18% | -45.7% |
| 94th | Haiti | 7.20% | 0.5% |
| 95th | El Salvador | 7.30% | -1.9% |
| 96th | Slovenia | 7.32% | -0.8% |
| 97th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.42% | 1.2% |
| 98th | Bahamas, The | 7.45% | -3.8% |
| 99th | Canada | 7.58% | -8.6% |
| 100th | India | 7.58% | -0.2% |
| 101st | Cameroon | 7.60% | -1.3% |
| 102nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.60% | -38.7% |
| 103rd | Sweden | 7.61% | -13.7% |
| 104th | Türkiye | 7.69% | 20.6% |
| 105th | Afghanistan | 7.88% | 0.1% |
| 106th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 7.95% | -0.1% |
| 107th | Iraq | 7.98% | -1.1% |
| 108th | Vanuatu | 8.29% | 0.8% |
| 109th | Belgium | 8.65% | -7.4% |
| 110th | Czechia | 8.70% | 34.1% |
| 111th | Lebanon | 8.79% | 2.6% |
| 112th | Germany | 8.85% | -5.6% |
| 113th | Sri Lanka | 8.88% | -3.2% |
| 114th | Mauritius | 9.28% | 34.7% |
| 115th | Gambia, The | 9.74% | -1.6% |
| 116th | Mauritania | 10.03% | 0.6% |
| 117th | Ghana | 10.10% | 23.2% |
| 118th | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.17% | -2.6% |
| 119th | European Union | 10.21% | -3.0% |
| 120th | West Bank and Gaza | 10.38% | -27.0% |
| 121st | Uruguay | 10.47% | 3.4% |
| 122nd | Nepal | 10.55% | 0.2% |
| 123rd | Barbados | 10.61% | -12.7% |
| 124th | Azerbaijan | 10.90% | 9.0% |
| 125th | Brazil | 11.13% | 9.6% |
| 126th | Moldova | 11.14% | 20.7% |
| 127th | Chile | 11.16% | 79.5% |
| 128th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.18% | -17.6% |
| 129th | Israel | 11.18% | 4.8% |
| 130th | Armenia | 11.20% | 19.1% |
| 131st | Yemen, Republic of | 11.46% | 5.8% |
| 132nd | Rwanda | 11.57% | 2.8% |
| 133rd | Estonia | 11.57% | 17.7% |
| 134th | Italy | 11.68% | 3.1% |
| 135th | Finland | 11.69% | 1.7% |
| 136th | French Polynesia | 11.70% | -0.8% |
| 137th | Guyana | 11.77% | 0.7% |
| 138th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.81% | -11.2% |
| 139th | Ukraine | 11.86% | 5.0% |
| 140th | France | 11.98% | 12.1% |
| 141st | Greece | 12.14% | 8.4% |
| 142nd | South Sudan | 12.14% | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Poland | 12.29% | 16.2% |
| 144th | Zambia | 12.50% | 4.2% |
| 145th | Turkmenistan | 12.70% | 4.1% |
| 146th | Belarus | 12.80% | 78.4% |
| 147th | Belize | 12.84% | -10.2% |
| 148th | Russian Federation | 13.04% | 9.8% |
| 149th | Cabo Verde | 13.07% | -45.5% |
| 150th | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.12% | -7.7% |
| 151st | Uzbekistan | 13.30% | 0.0% |
| 152nd | Lithuania | 13.39% | -2.4% |
| 153rd | Kazakhstan | 13.46% | 2.6% |
| 154th | Croatia | 13.56% | 16.5% |
| 155th | Suriname | 13.60% | 28.0% |
| 156th | Serbia | 13.70% | 7.0% |
| 157th | Jordan | 13.76% | 1.9% |
| 158th | Latvia | 13.79% | -1.2% |
| 159th | Georgia | 13.80% | 11.3% |
| 160th | Morocco | 13.94% | -8.3% |
| 161st | Guam | 13.95% | 80.2% |
| 162nd | Argentina | 14.05% | -5.0% |
| 163rd | Bulgaria | 14.10% | 14.0% |
| 164th | São Tomé and Principe | 14.35% | -0.5% |
| 165th | Tunisia | 15.21% | -5.3% |
| 166th | Sudan | 15.40% | 18.5% |
| 167th | Spain | 15.48% | -16.8% |
| 168th | Slovak Republic | 16.10% | 26.5% |
| 169th | Lesotho | 16.17% | 1.6% |
| 170th | Angola | 16.54% | 1.6% |
| 171st | Gabon | 17.60% | 2.6% |
| 172nd | St. Lucia | 18.09% | -16.3% |
| 173rd | New Caledonia | 18.21% | -1.7% |
| 174th | Botswana | 18.22% | -12.6% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.85% | 0.1% |
| 176th | Libya | 19.23% | 0.2% |
| 177th | Colombia | 20.06% | 106.8% |
| 178th | Congo, Republic of | 20.14% | 1.2% |
| 179th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.54% | 0.1% |
| 180th | Albania | 20.84% | 17.7% |
| 181st | Namibia | 21.67% | -6.1% |
| 182nd | South Africa | 22.88% | -12.3% |
| 183rd | Eswatini | 23.87% | 2.8% |
| 184th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.44% | -16.7% |
| 185th | Djibouti | 26.74% | -1.1% |
| 186th | Algeria | 28.58% | 2.0% |
| 187th | Montenegro | 30.47% | 0.9% |
| 188th | North Macedonia | 32.40% | -6.0% |
FAQ
What was Burundi's unemployment rate in 1999?▾
Burundi's unemployment rate in 1999 was 3.13%. This ranked 32nd globally.
How did Burundi's unemployment rate change in 1999?▾
Burundi's unemployment rate decreased by 0.7% in 1999 compared to 1998.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1999?▾
North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 1999 at 32.40%.
What is the unemployment rate of Burundi in 1999?▾
The unemployment rate of Burundi in 1999 was 3.13%. This ranked 32nd globally.
How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Burundi's unemployment rate?▾
Burundi's unemployment rate went from 3.16% in 1998 to 3.13% in 1999, a 0.7% decrease.
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