Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate 2000s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
5.43% decade average (2000-2009)

Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate during the 2000s ranged from 4.57% (2000) to 6.25% (2006), averaging 5.43% over 10 years of data.

2000s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2000 4.57% +0.23pp 60th
2001 4.62% +0.05pp 65th
2002 5.27% +0.65pp 71st
2003 5.56% +0.30pp 72nd
2004 5.82% +0.26pp 75th
2005 6.05% +0.23pp 87th
2006 6.25% +0.20pp 93rd
2007 5.73% −0.52pp 95th
2008 5.09% −0.56pp 81st
2009 5.38% +0.20pp 71st