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Sri Lanka - Unemployment Rate 1992

Name: Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate 1992
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

14.22% −0.44pp from 1991 Global rank: 155th

Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 14.22% in 1992, decreased +0.44pp from 14.66% in 1991. This was the 155th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1992▾

Unemployment Rate by Country - 1992
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Pakistan	0.59%	-90.0%
2nd	Chad	0.66%	-1.5%
3rd	Cambodia	0.75%	-2.6%
4th	Maldives	0.79%	0.1%
5th	Myanmar	0.80%	-3.9%
6th	Qatar	0.87%	0.0%
7th	Kuwait	0.88%	-0.7%
8th	Bahrain	0.97%	-7.5%
9th	Kazakhstan	1.00%	11.1%
10th	Kyrgyz Republic	1.10%	10.0%
11th	Lithuania	1.20%	9.1%
12th	Tonga	1.35%	0.1%
13th	Thailand	1.35%	-56.5%
14th	Bhutan	1.39%	0.7%
15th	Mali	1.48%	6.0%
16th	Turkmenistan	1.50%	7.1%
17th	Benin	1.51%	-7.8%
18th	Niger	1.57%	-1.2%
19th	United Arab Emirates	1.72%	5.3%
20th	Armenia	1.80%	1.5%
21st	Azerbaijan	1.80%	100.0%
22nd	Tajikistan	1.85%	1.5%
23rd	Solomon Islands	1.85%	-5.9%
24th	Ukraine	1.90%	0.0%
25th	Hong Kong SAR, China	1.96%	9.1%
26th	Luxembourg	2.03%	47.0%
27th	Cyprus	2.09%	-30.3%
28th	Viet Nam	2.11%	-79.7%
29th	Japan	2.16%	3.2%
30th	Guatemala	2.16%	-1.5%
31st	Macao SAR, China	2.20%	-27.0%
32nd	Bangladesh	2.23%	1.5%
33rd	Switzerland	2.34%	116.4%
34th	China	2.37%	0.0%
35th	Samoa	2.44%	16.1%
36th	Burkina Faso	2.51%	1.5%
37th	Korea	2.51%	2.6%
38th	Czechia	2.60%	14.5%
39th	Papua New Guinea	2.61%	-6.6%
40th	Lao PDR	2.71%	8.5%
41st	Liberia	2.72%	-0.4%
42nd	Indonesia	2.73%	2.4%
43rd	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	2.88%	1.1%
44th	Kenya	2.89%	4.1%
45th	Uzbekistan	2.90%	52.6%
46th	Senegal	2.93%	2.3%
47th	Mozambique	3.03%	6.7%
48th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.03%	3.2%
49th	Honduras	3.06%	-33.2%
50th	Guinea-Bissau	3.08%	2.5%
51st	Singapore	3.09%	76.6%
52nd	Belarus	3.10%	416.7%
53rd	Burundi	3.13%	-0.5%
54th	Mexico	3.24%	20.2%
55th	Timor-Leste	3.36%	-2.7%
56th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	3.37%	3.1%
57th	Uganda	3.55%	3.0%
58th	Austria	3.59%	13.9%
59th	Estonia	3.68%	150.7%
60th	Tanzania	3.68%	2.3%
61st	Moldova	3.70%	94.7%
62nd	Malaysia	3.71%	-14.6%
63rd	Nigeria	3.79%	-1.1%
64th	Guam	3.84%	9.3%
65th	Philippines	3.85%	-63.3%
66th	Costa Rica	3.93%	-28.5%
67th	Portugal	3.99%	-3.7%
68th	Oman	4.16%	2.6%
69th	Togo	4.21%	3.7%
70th	Iceland	4.31%	47.2%
71st	Ecuador	4.33%	-49.0%
72nd	Chile	4.35%	-47.1%
73rd	Sierra Leone	4.38%	5.8%
74th	Comoros	4.53%	-5.6%
75th	Guinea	4.58%	0.4%
76th	Fiji	4.64%	-38.4%
77th	Ghana	4.70%	34.7%
78th	Brunei Darussalam	4.79%	1.9%
79th	Zimbabwe	4.93%	2.9%
80th	Paraguay	4.98%	-2.4%
81st	Malawi	5.06%	3.3%
82nd	Peru	5.07%	-14.1%
83rd	Russian Federation	5.18%	1.4%
84th	Eritrea	5.30%	3.3%
85th	Georgia	5.40%	100.0%
86th	Netherlands	5.56%	15.8%
87th	Sweden	5.72%	43.1%
88th	Central African Republic	5.83%	2.2%
89th	Mongolia	5.86%	3.4%
90th	Norway	5.91%	8.1%
91st	Channel Islands	6.12%	7.8%
92nd	Madagascar	6.28%	1.7%
93rd	Panama	6.32%	-60.4%
94th	Germany	6.32%	15.6%
95th	Malta	6.33%	43.9%
96th	Argentina	6.36%	-1.9%
97th	Jamaica	6.38%	-58.6%
98th	Aruba	6.43%	5.8%
99th	Latvia	6.60%	144.4%
100th	Dominican Republic	6.67%	-27.8%
101st	Côte d'Ivoire	6.70%	1.6%
102nd	Belgium	6.70%	3.9%
103rd	Equatorial Guinea	6.88%	3.0%
104th	Syrian Arab Republic	6.95%	2.9%
105th	Brazil	7.09%	11.3%
106th	Saudi Arabia	7.20%	-1.6%
107th	Haiti	7.39%	0.8%
108th	United States	7.50%	9.5%
109th	India	7.65%	0.1%
110th	Nicaragua	7.81%	-47.6%
111th	Slovenia	7.83%	10.6%
112th	El Salvador	7.88%	-9.4%
113th	Vanuatu	7.95%	-0.4%
114th	Afghanistan	7.96%	-0.2%
115th	Lebanon	8.23%	-4.5%
116th	Romania	8.26%	136.0%
117th	Iraq	8.35%	-3.4%
118th	Yemen, Republic of	8.35%	-0.9%
119th	Türkiye	8.51%	11.1%
120th	Cuba	8.78%	5.7%
121st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	8.92%	1.5%
122nd	Greece	8.93%	15.9%
123rd	Uruguay	8.96%	0.7%
124th	Denmark	9.03%	14.7%
125th	Cameroon	9.06%	0.8%
126th	European Union	9.23%	7.5%
127th	Italy	9.32%	9.2%
128th	Mauritius	9.43%	245.1%
129th	Colombia	9.44%	48.0%
130th	Belize	9.65%	-31.0%
131st	United Kingdom	9.77%	10.4%
132nd	Gambia, The	9.89%	1.1%
133rd	Hungary	9.94%	18.1%
134th	Mauritania	10.05%	0.8%
135th	France	10.20%	18.4%
136th	Nepal	10.47%	0.1%
137th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	10.65%	6.5%
138th	New Zealand	10.67%	0.4%
139th	West Bank and Gaza	10.69%	0.2%
140th	Australia	10.73%	11.6%
141st	Croatia	10.97%	-16.6%
142nd	Virgin Islands (US)	11.09%	1.6%
143rd	Canada	11.20%	8.5%
144th	Finland	11.60%	73.1%
145th	French Polynesia	11.72%	1.1%
146th	Guyana	11.90%	-1.6%
147th	Rwanda	12.11%	-1.8%
148th	Slovak Republic	12.19%	0.7%
149th	South Sudan	12.37%	0.3%
150th	Serbia	13.40%	0.2%
151st	Cabo Verde	13.43%	-48.0%
152nd	Poland	13.65%	15.6%
153rd	Morocco	13.78%	2.1%
154th	Israel	14.08%	33.0%
155th	Sri Lanka	14.22%	-3.0%
156th	São Tomé and Principe	14.65%	-12.6%
157th	Bahamas, The	14.81%	20.4%
158th	Ireland	15.02%	-20.9%
159th	Bulgaria	15.30%	125.7%
160th	Lesotho	15.45%	-0.3%
161st	Tunisia	15.60%	-3.9%
162nd	Sudan	15.67%	-2.1%
163rd	Botswana	16.33%	18.2%
164th	St. Lucia	16.55%	0.2%
165th	Puerto Rico (US)	16.93%	5.8%
166th	Angola	16.96%	0.9%
167th	Suriname	17.28%	0.5%
168th	Spain	17.70%	8.5%
169th	Gabon	17.72%	2.9%
170th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	18.48%	5.3%
171st	New Caledonia	18.61%	2.7%
172nd	Libya	18.83%	1.2%
173rd	Namibia	18.90%	-1.3%
174th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	19.38%	2.0%
175th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.56%	-1.1%
176th	Zambia	19.57%	3.5%
177th	Trinidad and Tobago	19.66%	6.1%
178th	Congo, Republic of	19.92%	0.0%
179th	Jordan	19.95%	6.1%
180th	Eswatini	20.95%	2.1%
181st	Barbados	22.94%	33.1%
182nd	South Africa	23.46%	16.4%
183rd	Algeria	24.38%	20.3%
184th	North Macedonia	26.30%	7.3%
185th	Djibouti	26.46%	1.3%
186th	Albania	30.01%	237.2%
187th	Montenegro	30.18%	0.2%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's unemployment rate in 1992?▾

Sri Lanka's unemployment rate in 1992 was 14.22%. This ranked 155th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's unemployment rate change in 1992?▾

Sri Lanka's unemployment rate decreased by 3.0% in 1992 compared to 1991.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 1992?▾

Montenegro had the highest unemployment rate in 1992 at 30.18%.

What is the unemployment rate of Sri Lanka in 1992?▾

The unemployment rate of Sri Lanka in 1992 was 14.22%. This ranked 155th globally.

How does 1992 compare to 1991 for Sri Lanka's unemployment rate?▾

Sri Lanka's unemployment rate went from 14.66% in 1991 to 14.22% in 1992, a 3.0% decrease.

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