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Papua New Guinea - Unemployment Rate 1999

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
2.94% +0.08pp from 1998 Global rank: 28th

Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate was 2.94% in 1999, increased +0.08pp from 2.86% in 1998. This was the 28th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾
Unemployment Rate by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
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%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate in 1999?▾

Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate in 1999 was 2.94%. This ranked 28th globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate change in 1999?▾

Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate increased by 2.8% 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 Papua New Guinea in 1999?▾

The unemployment rate of Papua New Guinea in 1999 was 2.94%. This ranked 28th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate?▾

Papua New Guinea's unemployment rate went from 2.86% in 1998 to 2.94% in 1999, a 2.8% increase.

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