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Ghana Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Ghana Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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10.46% in 2000

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Ghana was 10.46% in 2000. The top 5 years were: 2000 (10.46%), 1999 (10.10%), 2001 (9.62%), 2002 (8.71%), 1998 (8.20%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Ghana Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2000	10.46%
2nd	1999	10.10%
3rd	2001	9.62%
4th	2002	8.71%
5th	1998	8.20%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2001	9.62%	−0.84pp	121st
2000	10.46%	+0.36pp	124th
1999	10.10%	+1.90pp	117th
1998	8.20%	+0.56pp	108th
2015	6.81%	+2.40pp	100th
2004	6.76%	−0.97pp	95th
2003	7.73%	−0.98pp	103rd
2002	8.71%	−0.90pp	113th
1997	7.64%	+0.55pp	99th
1996	7.09%	+0.61pp	87th
2016	5.26%	−1.55pp	86th
2005	5.82%	−0.94pp	81st
1995	6.48%	+0.58pp	84th
1994	5.90%	+0.67pp	77th
2014	4.40%	+2.23pp	60th
2010	5.38%	+0.02pp	77th
2009	5.36%	+0.22pp	69th
2011	4.21%	−1.17pp	58th
2008	5.14%	+0.04pp	82nd
2007	5.10%	+0.21pp	83rd
2006	4.90%	−0.92pp	73rd
1993	5.23%	+0.53pp	75th
1992	4.70%	+1.21pp	77th
2025	2.98%	+0.16pp	40th
2024	2.82%	−0.01pp	37th
2023	2.83%	−0.04pp	34th
2022	2.87%	−0.33pp	32nd
2021	3.20%	+0.02pp	30th
2020	3.18%	+0.11pp	32nd
2019	3.07%	−0.14pp	37th
2018	3.20%	−0.17pp	38th
2017	3.37%	−1.89pp	39th
2013	2.17%	−0.95pp	21st
2012	3.13%	−1.09pp	29th
1991	3.49%	–	64th

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