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Gabon - Unemployment Rate 1998

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
17.15% −0.01pp from 1997 Global rank: 171st

Gabon's unemployment rate was 17.15% in 1998, decreased +0.01pp from 17.17% in 1997. This was the 171st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998
Unemployment Rate by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.62% -89.9%
2nd Kuwait 0.70% 0.0%
3rd Cambodia 0.71% 11.6%
4th Chad 0.73% -1.0%
5th Myanmar 0.77% 1.0%
6th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
7th Benin 1.05% -4.7%
8th Bahrain 1.11% -1.0%
9th Mali 1.34% -4.9%
10th Niger 1.38% -8.1%
11th Bhutan 1.40% 0.5%
12th Maldives 1.49% 19.1%
13th Kyrgyz Republic 1.86% -67.6%
14th Liberia 2.06% -6.1%
15th United Arab Emirates 2.07% 8.5%
16th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.12% 2.0%
17th Guatemala 2.15% 0.0%
18th Solomon Islands 2.16% 7.3%
19th Viet Nam 2.29% -61.9%
20th Lao PDR 2.29% -2.6%
21st Burkina Faso 2.44% 1.2%
22nd Mozambique 2.64% -2.2%
23rd Senegal 2.75% -0.3%
24th Luxembourg 2.76% -16.3%
25th Kenya 2.84% 0.9%
26th Papua New Guinea 2.86% 0.2%
27th Bangladesh 2.89% 7.2%
28th Iceland 3.07% -27.0%
29th Burundi 3.16% 1.0%
30th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.20% 0.8%
31st Malaysia 3.20% 30.9%
32nd China 3.24% 0.3%
33rd Aruba 3.25% -56.4%
34th Tanzania 3.28% -1.8%
35th Cyprus 3.30% -2.9%
36th Tonga 3.35% 16.4%
37th Guinea-Bissau 3.35% 13.5%
38th Thailand 3.40% 126.9%
39th Singapore 3.41% 139.3%
40th Uganda 3.42% 6.7%
41st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.46% 6.4%
42nd Timor-Leste 3.50% 2.8%
43rd Switzerland 3.57% -31.4%
44th Philippines 3.70% -57.4%
45th Mexico 3.73% 0.1%
46th Norway 3.74% -7.4%
47th Togo 3.78% 4.5%
48th Nigeria 3.92% -1.1%
49th Honduras 4.02% 21.1%
50th Japan 4.08% 19.9%
51st Côte d'Ivoire 4.10% 3.4%
52nd Samoa 4.13% 9.2%
53rd Seychelles 4.21% -37.7%
54th Sierra Leone 4.24% -2.8%
55th Oman 4.35% 3.6%
56th Ecuador 4.39% -43.9%
57th Netherlands 4.39% -28.0%
58th Paraguay 4.42% -11.7%
59th Guinea 4.50% 0.5%
60th United States 4.51% -8.7%
61st Hong Kong SAR, China 4.58% 105.1%
62nd Macao SAR, China 4.61% 42.9%
63rd Comoros 4.61% 1.2%
64th Portugal 4.64% -38.2%
65th Tajikistan 4.65% 12.0%
66th Fiji 4.75% 13.5%
67th Saudi Arabia 4.75% -10.1%
68th Malawi 4.92% 4.9%
69th Denmark 5.04% -3.9%
70th Peru 5.10% -40.7%
71st Costa Rica 5.33% -6.5%
72nd Brunei Darussalam 5.36% 2.9%
73rd Indonesia 5.46% 14.4%
74th Austria 5.48% 15.2%
75th Eritrea 5.50% 1.9%
76th Romania 5.63% -28.3%
77th Mongolia 5.75% 2.6%
78th Central African Republic 5.77% -0.4%
79th Madagascar 5.90% -1.2%
80th United Kingdom 6.20% -10.8%
81st Cuba 6.23% -12.3%
82nd Channel Islands 6.28% -6.1%
83rd Dominican Republic 6.30% -12.3%
84th Malta 6.33% 2.0%
85th Zimbabwe 6.38% -7.9%
86th Panama 6.40% -52.2%
87th Czechia 6.46% 35.2%
88th Jamaica 6.85% -58.5%
89th Türkiye 6.89% 9.0%
90th Korea 6.96% 166.1%
91st El Salvador 7.10% -12.8%
92nd Haiti 7.17% 2.3%
93rd Nicaragua 7.20% -49.5%
94th Chile 7.31% 19.6%
95th Equatorial Guinea 7.33% 1.0%
96th Syrian Arab Republic 7.38% -56.0%
97th Slovenia 7.39% 6.6%
98th India 7.60% 0.3%
99th Bahamas, The 7.65% -21.8%
100th Australia 7.68% -8.2%
101st Cameroon 7.70% -2.1%
102nd Ireland 7.70% -21.9%
103rd New Zealand 7.72% 12.3%
104th Guam 7.74% -20.0%
105th Afghanistan 7.87% 0.1%
106th Egypt, Arab Republic of 8.03% -7.4%
107th Iraq 8.06% -2.5%
108th Ghana 8.20% 7.3%
109th Vanuatu 8.22% 0.0%
110th Canada 8.28% -9.0%
111th Lebanon 8.57% -0.6%
112th Hungary 8.93% 2.2%
113th Sweden 8.94% -17.8%
114th Sri Lanka 9.17% -12.7%
115th Mauritius 9.25% 41.0%
116th Belgium 9.32% 1.1%
117th Uruguay 9.36% -19.0%
118th Armenia 9.40% -13.0%
119th Estonia 9.51% -1.3%
120th Germany 9.79% 1.3%
121st Gambia, The 9.90% -1.0%
122nd Poland 9.94% -11.7%
123rd Mauritania 9.98% 1.9%
124th Azerbaijan 10.00% 9.9%
125th Moldova 10.00% -16.7%
126th Brazil 10.15% 12.8%
127th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.36% -12.9%
128th Virgin Islands (US) 10.45% -1.0%
129th West Bank and Gaza 10.45% -48.0%
130th Nepal 10.53% 0.1%
131st European Union 10.53% -3.8%
132nd Suriname 10.63% 8.0%
133rd Israel 10.75% 12.9%
134th Yemen, Republic of 10.83% 5.9%
135th Rwanda 11.26% 1.5%
136th Ukraine 11.32% 15.5%
137th Croatia 11.39% 15.0%
138th Guyana 11.69% 1.1%
139th French Polynesia 11.79% -0.6%
140th Zambia 12.00% -9.6%
141st France 12.07% 10.9%
142nd South Sudan 12.10% 0.2%
143rd Italy 12.12% 7.8%
144th Bulgaria 12.20% -13.0%
145th Turkmenistan 12.20% 10.9%
146th Greece 12.23% 18.7%
147th Barbados 12.40% -14.8%
148th Slovak Republic 12.42% 4.5%
149th Argentina 12.65% -24.7%
150th Cabo Verde 13.06% -47.8%
151st Kazakhstan 13.13% 0.9%
152nd Finland 13.21% 4.0%
153rd Russian Federation 13.26% 22.7%
154th Uzbekistan 13.30% 22.0%
155th Morocco 13.36% -13.3%
156th Puerto Rico (US) 13.46% 0.4%
157th Serbia 13.70% 11.7%
158th Lithuania 13.71% -3.0%
159th Jordan 13.84% -3.9%
160th Belarus 14.00% 84.2%
161st Trinidad and Tobago 14.21% -5.4%
162nd Belize 14.31% 12.7%
163rd São Tomé and Principe 14.40% -0.1%
164th Latvia 14.45% -4.7%
165th Georgia 14.53% 92.4%
166th Colombia 15.00% 89.9%
167th Sudan 15.35% 13.7%
168th Tunisia 15.47% -2.9%
169th Lesotho 15.91% 0.6%
170th Angola 16.29% 1.4%
171st Gabon 17.15% -0.1%
172nd New Caledonia 18.52% 0.7%
173rd Spain 18.67% -9.4%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.83% -0.4%
175th Libya 19.19% 0.2%
176th Congo, Republic of 19.90% 0.1%
177th Albania 20.04% 34.5%
178th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 20.52% 1.9%
179th Botswana 20.86% -0.8%
180th St. Lucia 21.60% 5.5%
181st South Africa 22.74% 3.4%
182nd Namibia 23.08% -5.6%
183rd Eswatini 23.21% 3.2%
184th Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.49% -27.3%
185th Algeria 26.85% -4.0%
186th Djibouti 27.03% -0.5%
187th Montenegro 30.21% 0.0%
188th North Macedonia 34.50% -4.4%

FAQ

What was Gabon's unemployment rate in 1998?

Gabon's unemployment rate in 1998 was 17.15%. This ranked 171st globally.

How did Gabon's unemployment rate change in 1998?

Gabon's unemployment rate decreased by 0.1% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1998?

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 1998 at 34.50%.

What is the unemployment rate of Gabon in 1998?

The unemployment rate of Gabon in 1998 was 17.15%. This ranked 171st globally.

How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Gabon's unemployment rate?

Gabon's unemployment rate went from 17.17% in 1997 to 17.15% in 1998, a 0.1% decrease.