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Saudi Arabia Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Saudi Arabia Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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7.66% in 2020

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia was 7.66% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (7.66%), 1991 (7.32%), 1992 (7.20%), 1993 (7.00%), 1994 (6.73%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Saudi Arabia Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	7.66%
2nd	1991	7.32%
3rd	1992	7.20%
4th	1993	7.00%
5th	1994	6.73%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	7.66%	+2.04pp	115th
2021	6.62%	−1.03pp	107th
1993	7.00%	−0.20pp	97th
1992	7.20%	−0.12pp	106th
1991	7.32%	–	109th
2022	5.59%	−0.54pp	104th
2019	5.64%	−0.39pp	104th
2018	6.03%	+0.13pp	110th
2017	5.89%	+0.29pp	103rd
1994	6.73%	−0.27pp	90th
2016	5.60%	+0.01pp	89th
2015	5.60%	−0.12pp	85th
2014	5.88%	+0.31pp	88th
2013	5.60%	+0.08pp	83rd
2012	5.62%	−0.15pp	84th
2011	5.77%	+0.22pp	85th
2010	5.55%	+0.17pp	79th
2009	5.38%	+0.20pp	71st
2006	6.25%	+0.20pp	93rd
1995	6.37%	−0.37pp	81st
2008	5.09%	−0.56pp	81st
2007	5.73%	−0.52pp	95th
2005	6.05%	+0.23pp	87th
2004	5.82%	+0.26pp	75th
2003	5.56%	+0.30pp	72nd
2002	5.27%	+0.65pp	71st
2001	4.62%	+0.05pp	65th
2000	4.57%	+0.23pp	60th
1999	4.35%	−0.41pp	51st
1998	4.75%	−0.53pp	67th
1997	5.28%	−0.52pp	69th
1996	5.80%	−0.56pp	71st
2025	3.04%	−0.46pp	41st
2024	3.52%	−0.48pp	59th
2023	4.01%	−0.87pp	74th

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