Congo, Republic of - Unemployment Rate 2017

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
20.74% +0.44pp from 2016 Global rank: 184th

Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate was 20.74% in 2017, increased +0.44pp from 20.30% in 2016. This was the 184th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Qatar 0.14% -6.7%
2nd Cambodia 0.14% -80.3%
3rd Niger 0.56% 1.1%
4th Solomon Islands 0.73% -1.2%
5th Thailand 0.83% -17.0%
6th Chad 1.13% 3.8%
7th Bahrain 1.18% -69.7%
8th Burundi 1.25% -7.5%
9th Myanmar 1.36% 28.2%
10th Mali 1.50% 9.6%
11th Moldova 1.62% -61.6%
12th Benin 1.69% -7.8%
13th Cuba 1.70% -15.0%
14th Tanzania 1.85% -4.0%
15th Viet Nam 1.87% -18.5%
16th Macao SAR, China 1.98% 4.3%
17th Madagascar 2.12% 8.9%
18th Tonga 2.14% 4.3%
19th Kuwait 2.23% 3.2%
20th Andorra 2.35% -28.8%
21st Liechtenstein 2.40% -25.9%
22nd United Arab Emirates 2.46% 50.1%
23rd Guatemala 2.46% -4.7%
24th Oman 2.52% -22.7%
25th Philippines 2.55% -53.4%
26th Papua New Guinea 2.58% 4.1%
27th Iceland 2.74% -20.3%
28th Japan 2.82% -9.2%
29th Czechia 2.89% -26.7%
30th Seychelles 3.00% 11.8%
31st Bhutan 3.03% 44.1%
32nd Liberia 3.07% -0.5%
33rd Guinea-Bissau 3.09% -1.6%
34th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.12% -7.7%
35th Pakistan 3.20% -45.5%
36th Lao PDR 3.27% 24.1%
37th Côte d'Ivoire 3.27% 72.6%
38th Nicaragua 3.30% -14.2%
39th Ghana 3.37% -35.9%
40th Trinidad and Tobago 3.39% -14.3%
41st Malaysia 3.41% -1.2%
42nd Mexico 3.42% -11.7%
43rd Uganda 3.43% 14.2%
44th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.50% -2.1%
45th Kenya 3.54% 28.5%
46th Cameroon 3.57% 1.2%
47th Korea 3.65% -0.6%
48th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.66% -22.0%
49th Sierra Leone 3.66% -12.6%
50th Peru 3.69% -45.3%
51st Togo 3.74% 26.1%
52nd Germany 3.78% -3.1%
53rd Indonesia 3.78% -32.6%
54th Ecuador 3.84% -26.4%
55th Mozambique 3.94% 7.8%
56th Malta 4.01% -14.7%
57th Turkmenistan 4.04% 0.2%
58th Sri Lanka 4.05% -8.0%
59th Comoros 4.05% -1.7%
60th Senegal 4.08% -8.5%
61st Israel 4.14% -14.2%
62nd Hungary 4.16% -16.5%
63rd Norway 4.16% -12.2%
64th Singapore 4.20% 102.4%
65th Timor-Leste 4.25% -8.7%
66th United States 4.36% -10.7%
67th Bangladesh 4.37% 0.5%
68th El Salvador 4.39% -38.6%
69th Fiji 4.42% -19.7%
70th Kyrgyz Republic 4.43% -38.6%
71st China 4.47% -2.0%
72nd United Kingdom 4.50% -7.7%
73rd Zambia 4.53% -13.6%
74th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.61% 1.9%
75th Burkina Faso 4.66% 1.4%
76th New Zealand 4.74% -8.5%
77th Switzerland 4.80% 44.4%
78th Nigeria 4.83% -63.9%
79th Netherlands 4.84% -30.9%
80th Guinea 4.86% -2.7%
81st Poland 4.87% -21.0%
82nd Kazakhstan 4.90% -1.5%
83rd Romania 4.93% -31.6%
84th Azerbaijan 5.00% -0.9%
85th Malawi 5.05% 0.7%
86th Gambia, The 5.10% -18.4%
87th Russian Federation 5.24% -5.2%
88th Vanuatu 5.25% 1.0%
89th Panama 5.34% -2.8%
90th Maldives 5.38% -6.8%
91st Guam 5.42% 0.3%
92nd Luxembourg 5.52% -11.8%
93rd Honduras 5.53% -17.8%
94th Austria 5.56% -14.0%
95th Australia 5.59% -2.2%
96th Belarus 5.65% -4.6%
97th Eritrea 5.80% 0.6%
98th Estonia 5.81% -14.1%
99th Uzbekistan 5.83% 12.9%
100th Dominican Republic 5.83% -17.6%
101st Denmark 5.83% 41.4%
102nd Central African Republic 5.84% 0.7%
103rd Saudi Arabia 5.89% 5.2%
104th Paraguay 6.14% 16.8%
105th Bulgaria 6.16% -19.6%
106th Zimbabwe 6.35% 7.7%
107th Mongolia 6.36% -36.4%
108th Canada 6.43% -8.9%
109th Slovenia 6.56% -18.2%
110th Belize 6.60% -30.9%
111th Ireland 6.71% -20.0%
112th Sweden 6.72% -4.8%
113th Mauritius 6.75% -7.5%
114th Channel Islands 6.88% -7.9%
115th Tajikistan 7.04% 0.0%
116th Lithuania 7.07% -10.0%
117th Belgium 7.09% -9.6%
118th Chile 7.26% 8.6%
119th Jamaica 7.40% -43.9%
120th India 7.63% 0.2%
121st Costa Rica 7.73% -19.0%
122nd Equatorial Guinea 7.84% 0.6%
123rd Uruguay 7.89% 0.3%
124th Suriname 7.91% -21.0%
125th San Marino 8.10% -5.8%
126th European Union 8.13% -10.7%
127th Slovak Republic 8.14% -15.7%
128th Argentina 8.35% -1.4%
129th Barbados 8.62% -10.7%
130th Finland 8.64% -3.7%
131st Latvia 8.72% -9.6%
132nd São Tomé and Principe 8.81% -34.3%
133rd Portugal 8.88% -21.2%
134th Aruba 8.90% 15.6%
135th Colombia 9.09% -4.9%
136th Morocco 9.22% -1.9%
137th Brunei Darussalam 9.32% 19.7%
138th Samoa 9.40% 3.7%
139th France 9.41% -6.5%
140th Ukraine 9.50% 0.5%
141st Bahamas, The 9.80% -19.3%
142nd Lebanon 10.26% 4.8%
143rd Mauritania 10.34% 0.5%
144th Nepal 10.66% -0.5%
145th Puerto Rico (US) 10.80% -8.5%
146th Türkiye 10.92% 0.2%
147th Croatia 11.08% -25.9%
148th Cyprus 11.16% -13.9%
149th Afghanistan 11.18% 10.6%
150th Italy 11.21% -4.3%
151st Virgin Islands (US) 11.45% -2.5%
152nd French Polynesia 11.60% -1.1%
153rd New Caledonia 11.68% -7.9%
154th Egypt, Arab Republic of 11.77% -7.4%
155th Rwanda 11.88% 0.7%
156th Algeria 12.00% 14.3%
157th Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.23% -1.6%
158th Cabo Verde 12.24% -18.4%
159th Brazil 12.79% 10.3%
160th South Sudan 12.98% 1.0%
161st Sudan 13.00% -36.9%
162nd Iraq 13.02% 20.3%
163rd Guyana 13.47% 1.5%
164th Serbia 13.48% -17.8%
165th Syrian Arab Republic 13.60% -1.4%
166th Albania 13.62% -10.4%
167th Haiti 13.93% 0.2%
168th Georgia 13.94% -35.8%
169th Tunisia 15.33% -1.4%
170th Montenegro 16.08% -9.3%
171st Lesotho 16.38% 1.5%
172nd Angola 16.62% 0.3%
173rd Spain 17.22% -12.3%
174th Armenia 17.70% -1.6%
175th Jordan 18.12% 18.6%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.46% -0.8%
177th Yemen, Republic of 18.61% 1.0%
178th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.02% 0.0%
179th Libya 19.05% -2.6%
180th St. Lucia 19.14% -4.0%
181st Botswana 19.67% 1.8%
182nd Gabon 20.31% 0.9%
183rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.53% -19.2%
184th Congo, Republic of 20.74% 2.2%
185th Greece 21.41% -9.1%
186th Namibia 21.75% -6.9%
187th North Macedonia 22.86% -3.8%
188th Eswatini 24.54% 8.0%
189th West Bank and Gaza 25.68% -4.5%
190th Djibouti 26.06% 0.3%
191st South Africa 27.04% 1.2%

FAQ

What was Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate in 2017?

Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate in 2017 was 20.74%. This ranked 184th globally.

How did Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate change in 2017?

Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate increased by 2.2% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2017?

South Africa had the highest unemployment rate in 2017 at 27.04%.

What is the unemployment rate of Congo, Republic of in 2017?

The unemployment rate of Congo, Republic of in 2017 was 20.74%. This ranked 184th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate?

Congo, Republic of's unemployment rate went from 20.30% in 2016 to 20.74% in 2017, a 2.2% increase.