São Tomé and Principe - Unemployment Rate 2013

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
12.48% −1.11pp from 2012 Global rank: 151st

São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate was 12.48% in 2013, decreased +1.11pp from 13.59% in 2012. This was the 151st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Thailand 0.25% -64.4%
2nd Qatar 0.28% -41.7%
3rd Cambodia 0.44% -13.3%
4th Solomon Islands 0.69% -29.5%
5th Myanmar 0.78% 0.9%
6th Chad 0.96% 7.8%
7th Madagascar 1.00% 66.1%
8th Bahrain 1.18% -68.0%
9th Viet Nam 1.32% -32.9%
10th Niger 1.40% -35.6%
11th Lao PDR 1.47% 21.6%
12th Mali 1.52% 3.8%
13th Burundi 1.58% -0.6%
14th Tonga 1.75% 6.8%
15th Macao SAR, China 1.82% -9.0%
16th Moldova 1.89% -66.2%
17th Uganda 1.91% -46.2%
18th Liberia 2.08% -3.1%
19th Togo 2.08% 2.7%
20th United Arab Emirates 2.13% -8.5%
21st Ghana 2.17% -30.5%
22nd Benin 2.20% -10.6%
23rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.44% -24.5%
24th Kuwait 2.47% 10.7%
25th Trinidad and Tobago 2.68% -45.8%
26th Papua New Guinea 2.70% 2.4%
27th Kenya 2.76% 3.1%
28th Bhutan 2.87% 36.7%
29th Tanzania 2.93% -9.1%
30th Pakistan 2.95% -50.4%
31st Guatemala 3.02% 9.1%
32nd Korea 3.07% -4.9%
33rd Ecuador 3.08% -25.2%
34th Malaysia 3.14% 3.8%
35th Guinea-Bissau 3.17% 1.2%
36th Cuba 3.29% -4.9%
37th Seychelles 3.33% -10.3%
38th Mozambique 3.35% 1.2%
39th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.40% 3.0%
40th Norway 3.43% 4.0%
41st Philippines 3.50% -49.9%
42nd Oman 3.55% -5.3%
43rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.57% 0.7%
44th Timor-Leste 3.57% 2.9%
45th Peru 3.58% -47.4%
46th Liechtenstein 3.58% 7.1%
47th Panama 3.67% -9.3%
48th Cameroon 3.69% -3.9%
49th El Salvador 3.69% -40.9%
50th Nigeria 3.71% -64.9%
51st Singapore 3.86% 97.9%
52nd Kyrgyz Republic 3.88% -53.9%
53rd Comoros 3.98% -2.7%
54th Turkmenistan 3.99% 0.0%
55th Japan 4.04% -6.6%
56th Burkina Faso 4.05% 5.3%
57th Sri Lanka 4.19% 4.7%
58th Mongolia 4.23% -48.4%
59th Côte d'Ivoire 4.26% -41.1%
60th Indonesia 4.34% -29.4%
61st Fiji 4.36% -35.9%
62nd Sierra Leone 4.38% 0.0%
63rd Paraguay 4.39% 7.3%
64th Bangladesh 4.43% 8.7%
65th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.47% -0.4%
66th China 4.60% 0.4%
67th Switzerland 4.75% 63.4%
68th Uzbekistan 4.86% -0.3%
69th Mexico 4.92% -0.2%
70th Guinea 4.94% 1.4%
71st Zimbabwe 4.95% -2.2%
72nd Azerbaijan 4.97% -4.1%
73rd Malawi 4.98% 0.6%
74th Senegal 5.01% 28.6%
75th Vanuatu 5.04% 2.1%
76th Kazakhstan 5.20% -1.9%
77th Nicaragua 5.28% -10.7%
78th Germany 5.32% 4.6%
79th Austria 5.37% 2.4%
80th Iceland 5.38% -21.5%
81st Russian Federation 5.51% 1.2%
82nd Central African Republic 5.57% -0.3%
83rd Saudi Arabia 5.60% 1.4%
84th Eritrea 5.62% -1.2%
85th Honduras 5.65% 50.4%
86th Australia 5.66% 8.2%
87th New Zealand 5.84% -9.5%
88th Belarus 5.94% 7.3%
89th Luxembourg 6.05% -0.9%
90th Malta 6.12% -1.4%
91st Israel 6.14% -10.8%
92nd Andorra 6.23% 4.6%
93rd Chile 6.36% -3.5%
94th Uruguay 6.44% 1.9%
95th Suriname 6.60% -18.5%
96th Brunei Darussalam 6.71% -3.3%
97th Czechia 6.95% -0.3%
98th Tajikistan 7.02% 0.0%
99th Brazil 7.07% 2.5%
100th Romania 7.10% -18.4%
101st Argentina 7.10% -1.4%
102nd Canada 7.14% -4.0%
103rd Ukraine 7.17% -4.8%
104th Netherlands 7.24% 6.1%
105th Zambia 7.27% -7.4%
106th Mauritius 7.32% -9.6%
107th Dominican Republic 7.35% -12.6%
108th United States 7.38% -8.7%
109th Denmark 7.38% 21.5%
110th Aruba 7.60% -20.8%
111th Equatorial Guinea 7.68% -1.1%
112th India 7.68% 0.4%
113th United Kingdom 7.75% -2.5%
114th Afghanistan 7.92% 0.6%
115th Sweden 8.05% -0.2%
116th San Marino 8.08% 16.2%
117th Finland 8.19% 5.0%
118th Costa Rica 8.22% -16.6%
119th Maldives 8.30% -9.2%
120th Belize 8.35% -45.3%
121st Belgium 8.43% 10.2%
122nd Lebanon 8.48% 6.8%
123rd Channel Islands 8.57% 6.8%
124th Estonia 8.63% -13.9%
125th Samoa 8.77% 0.2%
126th Iraq 9.22% 15.8%
127th Morocco 9.23% 2.6%
128th Colombia 9.25% -12.9%
129th Gambia, The 9.45% -8.6%
130th Jamaica 9.70% -30.4%
131st Türkiye 9.71% 17.0%
132nd Algeria 9.82% -10.5%
133rd France 9.91% 1.5%
134th Mauritania 9.93% 0.6%
135th Slovenia 10.10% 13.5%
136th Hungary 10.18% -4.7%
137th Poland 10.29% 2.0%
138th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.60% -12.4%
139th Nepal 10.67% 0.3%
140th European Union 11.35% 4.4%
141st Cabo Verde 11.40% -32.2%
142nd Guam 11.50% -5.7%
143rd Barbados 11.55% 0.4%
144th Rwanda 11.77% 0.8%
145th Lithuania 11.77% -11.9%
146th Virgin Islands (US) 11.80% 3.6%
147th Latvia 11.87% -21.1%
148th French Polynesia 12.03% -0.9%
149th Italy 12.15% 11.5%
150th Guyana 12.30% 2.2%
151st São Tomé and Principe 12.48% -8.2%
152nd Jordan 12.60% 3.7%
153rd South Sudan 12.67% -1.1%
154th Bulgaria 12.94% 4.5%
155th Egypt, Arab Republic of 13.15% 6.3%
156th Yemen, Republic of 13.67% 1.5%
157th Haiti 13.70% -2.8%
158th Ireland 13.74% -11.3%
159th Slovak Republic 14.23% 2.3%
160th Puerto Rico (US) 14.30% -1.4%
161st New Caledonia 14.39% 1.9%
162nd Syrian Arab Republic 14.50% 5.1%
163rd Albania 15.87% 18.4%
164th Lesotho 15.93% 1.0%
165th Tunisia 15.93% -4.7%
166th Cyprus 16.13% 36.7%
167th Bahamas, The 16.18% 12.6%
168th Portugal 16.24% -2.4%
169th Sudan 16.27% 10.0%
170th Angola 16.46% -0.5%
171st Armenia 16.58% -4.2%
172nd Croatia 17.23% -7.4%
173rd Botswana 18.17% 1.4%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.66% -0.6%
175th Namibia 19.03% 13.5%
176th Libya 19.31% 1.5%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.36% -2.4%
178th Georgia 19.42% -27.3%
179th Montenegro 19.59% -1.1%
180th Gabon 19.74% 0.4%
181st Congo, Republic of 19.85% 1.8%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 19.89% -13.5%
183rd Serbia 22.15% -9.9%
184th St. Lucia 22.21% 16.5%
185th Eswatini 24.56% -2.7%
186th South Africa 24.56% -1.3%
187th Spain 26.09% 5.3%
188th Djibouti 26.15% -0.1%
189th Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.49% -1.8%
190th Greece 27.69% 13.4%
191st North Macedonia 29.02% -6.4%

FAQ

What was São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate in 2013?

São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate in 2013 was 12.48%. This ranked 151st globally.

How did São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate change in 2013?

São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate decreased by 8.2% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2013?

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2013 at 29.02%.

What is the unemployment rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2013?

The unemployment rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2013 was 12.48%. This ranked 151st globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate?

São Tomé and Principe's unemployment rate went from 13.59% in 2012 to 12.48% in 2013, a 8.2% decrease.