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Guyana Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Guyana Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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15.31% in 2020

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Guyana was 15.31% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (15.31%), 2021 (14.58%), 2018 (13.63%), 2017 (13.47%), 2016 (13.26%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Guyana Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	15.31%
2nd	2021	14.58%
3rd	2018	13.63%
4th	2017	13.47%
5th	2016	13.26%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	14.58%	−0.73pp	163rd
2020	15.31%	+2.14pp	164th
2019	13.17%	−0.46pp	164th
2018	13.63%	+0.16pp	167th
2017	13.47%	+0.20pp	163rd
2016	13.26%	+0.25pp	162nd
2015	13.01%	+0.37pp	158th
2025	11.96%	+0.09pp	158th
2024	11.87%	−0.04pp	163rd
2023	11.92%	+0.01pp	162nd
2022	11.91%	−2.67pp	158th
2014	12.64%	+0.34pp	155th
2013	12.30%	+0.27pp	150th
2012	12.03%	+0.22pp	145th
2011	11.81%	+0.18pp	147th
2010	11.63%	+0.32pp	148th
2009	11.31%	+0.29pp	145th
2004	11.28%	−0.25pp	148th
2003	11.53%	−0.28pp	145th
2002	11.81%	+0.01pp	148th
2001	11.80%	−0.12pp	147th
2000	11.92%	+0.15pp	144th
1999	11.77%	+0.08pp	137th
1998	11.69%	+0.12pp	138th
1997	11.57%	+0.02pp	142nd
1996	11.54%	−0.02pp	141st
1995	11.57%	+0.03pp	142nd
1994	11.53%	−0.08pp	139th
1993	11.62%	−0.28pp	141st
1992	11.90%	−0.19pp	146th
1991	12.09%	–	148th
2008	11.02%	+0.18pp	154th
2007	10.84%	+0.14pp	155th
2006	10.70%	−0.39pp	149th
2005	11.09%	−0.20pp	148th

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