South Sudan - Unemployment Rate 2023
12.37%
−0.10pp from 2022
South Sudan's unemployment rate was 12.37% in 2023, decreased +0.10pp from 12.48% in 2022. This was the 166th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.13% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.26% | 4.5% |
| 3rd | Niger | 0.41% | 1.0% |
| 4th | Thailand | 0.73% | -43.6% |
| 5th | Burundi | 0.91% | 0.2% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 1.05% | -80.6% |
| 7th | Chad | 1.06% | -2.0% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 1.19% | -1.9% |
| 9th | Solomon Islands | 1.44% | -2.2% |
| 10th | Andorra | 1.53% | -27.4% |
| 11th | Timor-Leste | 1.53% | -0.8% |
| 12th | Tanzania | 1.57% | -0.5% |
| 13th | Moldova | 1.57% | -49.5% |
| 14th | Benin | 1.64% | -2.6% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | 1.65% | -29.1% |
| 16th | Tonga | 1.65% | -17.5% |
| 17th | Cuba | 1.73% | -5.4% |
| 18th | Togo | 1.94% | -1.2% |
| 19th | Kuwait | 2.08% | -2.5% |
| 20th | United Arab Emirates | 2.15% | -25.1% |
| 21st | Philippines | 2.20% | -59.3% |
| 22nd | Macao SAR, China | 2.21% | -40.0% |
| 23rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.26% | -2.0% |
| 24th | Guatemala | 2.34% | -23.2% |
| 25th | Czechia | 2.58% | 19.1% |
| 26th | Japan | 2.60% | 0.3% |
| 27th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.63% | -1.3% |
| 28th | Papua New Guinea | 2.65% | -1.5% |
| 29th | Korea | 2.68% | -7.2% |
| 30th | Poland | 2.74% | -4.6% |
| 31st | Uganda | 2.75% | -4.5% |
| 32nd | Mexico | 2.77% | -15.5% |
| 33rd | Senegal | 2.78% | -1.9% |
| 34th | Ghana | 2.83% | -1.4% |
| 35th | Liechtenstein | 2.83% | 13.8% |
| 36th | Liberia | 2.91% | -1.7% |
| 37th | Mali | 2.95% | 23.5% |
| 38th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.95% | -32.2% |
| 39th | Myanmar | 2.98% | -2.8% |
| 40th | El Salvador | 2.99% | -40.8% |
| 41st | Seychelles | 3.00% | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Jamaica | 3.02% | -51.8% |
| 43rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.02% | -36.2% |
| 44th | Madagascar | 3.04% | -4.5% |
| 45th | Germany | 3.07% | -2.3% |
| 46th | Nigeria | 3.07% | -19.7% |
| 47th | Russian Federation | 3.08% | -22.1% |
| 48th | Sierra Leone | 3.09% | -1.4% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 3.13% | -47.0% |
| 50th | Oman | 3.18% | -3.8% |
| 51st | Indonesia | 3.31% | -43.5% |
| 52nd | Bangladesh | 3.35% | -27.0% |
| 53rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.36% | -31.7% |
| 54th | Israel | 3.37% | -10.5% |
| 55th | Singapore | 3.44% | 64.0% |
| 56th | Belarus | 3.46% | -3.3% |
| 57th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.46% | 0.2% |
| 58th | Malta | 3.48% | 0.1% |
| 59th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.50% | -38.1% |
| 60th | Ecuador | 3.51% | -7.6% |
| 61st | Iceland | 3.52% | -2.1% |
| 62nd | Netherlands | 3.54% | -0.1% |
| 63rd | Norway | 3.57% | 9.9% |
| 64th | Burkina Faso | 3.60% | -5.9% |
| 65th | Cameroon | 3.61% | -1.1% |
| 66th | United States | 3.64% | -0.1% |
| 67th | Slovenia | 3.65% | -8.7% |
| 68th | Australia | 3.67% | -1.1% |
| 69th | New Zealand | 3.73% | 12.3% |
| 70th | Comoros | 3.83% | -1.2% |
| 71st | Malaysia | 3.86% | -1.1% |
| 72nd | Aruba | 4.00% | -7.0% |
| 73rd | Turkmenistan | 4.01% | -0.2% |
| 74th | Saudi Arabia | 4.01% | -17.8% |
| 75th | Maldives | 4.02% | -6.6% |
| 76th | United Kingdom | 4.03% | 5.9% |
| 77th | Switzerland | 4.04% | 86.7% |
| 78th | Hungary | 4.10% | 13.8% |
| 79th | India | 4.17% | -21.3% |
| 80th | San Marino | 4.22% | -17.9% |
| 81st | Ireland | 4.24% | -4.8% |
| 82nd | Bulgaria | 4.32% | 2.7% |
| 83rd | Uzbekistan | 4.43% | -50.0% |
| 84th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.47% | -1.6% |
| 85th | Sri Lanka | 4.53% | -13.8% |
| 86th | China | 4.67% | -16.4% |
| 87th | Nicaragua | 4.70% | 33.3% |
| 88th | Kazakhstan | 4.84% | -0.8% |
| 89th | Peru | 4.90% | -36.8% |
| 90th | Samoa | 4.92% | -2.5% |
| 91st | Malawi | 5.01% | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Vanuatu | 5.01% | -1.3% |
| 93rd | Denmark | 5.09% | 103.1% |
| 94th | Guinea | 5.14% | -0.6% |
| 95th | Mongolia | 5.18% | -19.1% |
| 96th | Luxembourg | 5.18% | 7.8% |
| 97th | Pakistan | 5.24% | -15.5% |
| 98th | Guam | 5.26% | -2.2% |
| 99th | Austria | 5.26% | 11.0% |
| 100th | Brunei Darussalam | 5.30% | 7.9% |
| 101st | Fiji | 5.32% | -18.2% |
| 102nd | Kenya | 5.41% | -2.8% |
| 103rd | Canada | 5.42% | 3.1% |
| 104th | Belgium | 5.55% | -0.1% |
| 105th | Dominican Republic | 5.56% | 4.9% |
| 106th | Mauritius | 5.57% | -18.1% |
| 107th | Romania | 5.59% | -0.6% |
| 108th | Azerbaijan | 5.64% | -0.1% |
| 109th | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.73% | -4.6% |
| 110th | Paraguay | 5.79% | -13.8% |
| 111th | Cyprus | 5.84% | -7.0% |
| 112th | Slovak Republic | 5.84% | -5.5% |
| 113th | Zambia | 5.86% | -2.2% |
| 114th | Eritrea | 5.91% | -2.1% |
| 115th | Channel Islands | 5.93% | 0.1% |
| 116th | European Union | 6.03% | -2.2% |
| 117th | Honduras | 6.07% | -31.8% |
| 118th | Croatia | 6.12% | -9.8% |
| 119th | Argentina | 6.14% | -10.1% |
| 120th | Central African Republic | 6.18% | -1.7% |
| 121st | Estonia | 6.38% | 14.5% |
| 122nd | Latvia | 6.47% | -5.6% |
| 123rd | Gambia, The | 6.48% | 6.8% |
| 124th | Portugal | 6.50% | 4.9% |
| 125th | Barbados | 6.54% | -19.8% |
| 126th | Panama | 6.54% | -34.0% |
| 127th | Mozambique | 6.66% | -1.9% |
| 128th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 6.75% | -7.8% |
| 129th | Lithuania | 6.84% | 15.0% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 7.04% | -0.2% |
| 131st | Finland | 7.15% | 5.6% |
| 132nd | France | 7.34% | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Sweden | 7.61% | 1.7% |
| 134th | Italy | 7.63% | -6.0% |
| 135th | Suriname | 7.70% | -29.4% |
| 136th | Brazil | 7.95% | -14.1% |
| 137th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.13% | -9.7% |
| 138th | Equatorial Guinea | 8.22% | -1.4% |
| 139th | Serbia | 8.27% | -13.1% |
| 140th | Belize | 8.28% | 35.7% |
| 141st | Costa Rica | 8.33% | -28.7% |
| 142nd | Uruguay | 8.36% | 6.2% |
| 143rd | Bahamas, The | 8.65% | -19.1% |
| 144th | Morocco | 8.90% | -24.6% |
| 145th | Chile | 9.01% | 14.4% |
| 146th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.03% | 0.8% |
| 147th | Zimbabwe | 9.35% | -7.3% |
| 148th | Türkiye | 9.39% | -9.7% |
| 149th | Colombia | 9.59% | -14.5% |
| 150th | Mauritania | 10.37% | -1.4% |
| 151st | Nepal | 10.44% | -2.1% |
| 152nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.67% | -30.7% |
| 153rd | Albania | 10.67% | -1.2% |
| 154th | New Caledonia | 10.92% | 2.0% |
| 155th | Lebanon | 10.99% | -5.3% |
| 156th | Greece | 11.02% | -11.3% |
| 157th | Virgin Islands (US) | 11.36% | -6.1% |
| 158th | Georgia | 11.55% | -33.2% |
| 159th | French Polynesia | 11.61% | -1.5% |
| 160th | Algeria | 11.65% | -6.0% |
| 161st | Cabo Verde | 11.88% | 39.8% |
| 162nd | Guyana | 11.92% | 0.1% |
| 163rd | St. Lucia | 12.09% | -24.1% |
| 164th | Spain | 12.18% | -6.6% |
| 165th | Rwanda | 12.35% | -18.1% |
| 166th | South Sudan | 12.37% | -0.8% |
| 167th | Armenia | 12.41% | -8.1% |
| 168th | Montenegro | 13.15% | -11.5% |
| 169th | North Macedonia | 13.17% | -8.4% |
| 170th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.27% | 0.2% |
| 171st | Afghanistan | 14.01% | -0.7% |
| 172nd | Angola | 14.05% | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Haiti | 14.46% | -0.6% |
| 174th | Tunisia | 15.11% | -0.6% |
| 175th | Iraq | 15.24% | -1.1% |
| 176th | Lesotho | 16.35% | -1.7% |
| 177th | Jordan | 16.62% | -27.3% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 16.94% | -1.6% |
| 179th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.35% | -4.8% |
| 180th | Libya | 18.71% | -2.7% |
| 181st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.96% | -0.8% |
| 182nd | Ukraine | 19.07% | -22.2% |
| 183rd | Namibia | 19.15% | -2.4% |
| 184th | Congo, Republic of | 19.92% | -1.1% |
| 185th | Gabon | 20.16% | -0.8% |
| 186th | Botswana | 23.38% | -1.0% |
| 187th | Djibouti | 26.07% | -0.8% |
| 188th | South Africa | 32.10% | -4.2% |
| 189th | Eswatini | 34.61% | -5.1% |
| 190th | Sudan | 47.59% | 48.1% |
FAQ
What was South Sudan's unemployment rate in 2023?▾
South Sudan's unemployment rate in 2023 was 12.37%. This ranked 166th globally.
How did South Sudan's unemployment rate change in 2023?▾
South Sudan's unemployment rate decreased by 0.8% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2023?▾
Sudan had the highest unemployment rate in 2023 at 47.59%.
What is the unemployment rate of South Sudan in 2023?▾
The unemployment rate of South Sudan in 2023 was 12.37%. This ranked 166th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for South Sudan's unemployment rate?▾
South Sudan's unemployment rate went from 12.48% in 2022 to 12.37% in 2023, a 0.8% decrease.
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