Sri Lanka - Unemployment Rate 2007
5.97%
−0.63pp from 2006
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate was 5.97% in 2007, decreased +0.63pp from 6.50% in 2006. This was the 96th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2007▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.40% | -93.6% |
| 2nd | Qatar | 0.52% | -40.2% |
| 3rd | Myanmar | 0.68% | 1.2% |
| 4th | Chad | 0.84% | 17.2% |
| 5th | Benin | 0.90% | 1.6% |
| 6th | Bahrain | 1.01% | -1.5% |
| 7th | Lao PDR | 1.07% | -10.9% |
| 8th | Thailand | 1.18% | -21.3% |
| 9th | Tonga | 1.21% | 11.0% |
| 10th | Cambodia | 1.26% | 8.4% |
| 11th | Mali | 1.37% | -1.6% |
| 12th | Kuwait | 1.50% | 15.4% |
| 13th | Cuba | 1.79% | -6.5% |
| 14th | Seychelles | 1.86% | -25.8% |
| 15th | Solomon Islands | 1.98% | 3.2% |
| 16th | Niger | 2.02% | -20.1% |
| 17th | Viet Nam | 2.03% | -58.0% |
| 18th | Papua New Guinea | 2.17% | -5.1% |
| 19th | Liberia | 2.23% | -2.1% |
| 20th | Iceland | 2.25% | -29.7% |
| 21st | Burundi | 2.40% | -24.5% |
| 22nd | Norway | 2.49% | -27.6% |
| 23rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.61% | -67.3% |
| 24th | Kenya | 2.64% | -1.2% |
| 25th | Uganda | 2.67% | 17.8% |
| 26th | Moldova | 2.75% | -62.9% |
| 27th | Senegal | 2.80% | 1.6% |
| 28th | Guatemala | 2.85% | -3.8% |
| 29th | Tajikistan | 2.87% | 25.0% |
| 30th | United Arab Emirates | 2.93% | -1.0% |
| 31st | Korea | 3.01% | -13.3% |
| 32nd | San Marino | 3.02% | -8.8% |
| 33rd | Tanzania | 3.02% | -8.4% |
| 34th | Cameroon | 3.06% | -17.9% |
| 35th | Mozambique | 3.08% | 1.5% |
| 36th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.09% | -62.6% |
| 37th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.13% | -0.6% |
| 38th | Ecuador | 3.14% | -53.0% |
| 39th | Madagascar | 3.20% | 8.7% |
| 40th | Honduras | 3.21% | -10.2% |
| 41st | Liechtenstein | 3.22% | 0.1% |
| 42nd | Macao SAR, China | 3.27% | -13.4% |
| 43rd | Burkina Faso | 3.30% | -10.1% |
| 44th | Malaysia | 3.31% | -0.5% |
| 45th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.40% | 7.2% |
| 46th | Philippines | 3.43% | -56.8% |
| 47th | Timor-Leste | 3.52% | -3.1% |
| 48th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.55% | -0.1% |
| 49th | Mexico | 3.63% | 1.8% |
| 50th | Switzerland | 3.64% | 9.3% |
| 51st | New Zealand | 3.66% | -5.5% |
| 52nd | Bhutan | 3.70% | 15.6% |
| 53rd | Nigeria | 3.79% | 1.2% |
| 54th | Denmark | 3.80% | -2.5% |
| 55th | Togo | 3.82% | -9.6% |
| 56th | Japan | 3.89% | -5.6% |
| 57th | Singapore | 3.90% | 47.2% |
| 58th | Cyprus | 3.95% | -13.3% |
| 59th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.01% | -17.0% |
| 60th | Bangladesh | 4.02% | 11.8% |
| 61st | Sierra Leone | 4.02% | 3.4% |
| 62nd | Luxembourg | 4.07% | -4.0% |
| 63rd | Peru | 4.08% | -52.2% |
| 64th | Fiji | 4.11% | -46.6% |
| 65th | Netherlands | 4.15% | -31.7% |
| 66th | Lithuania | 4.25% | -26.4% |
| 67th | Oman | 4.31% | -1.8% |
| 68th | China | 4.35% | -1.8% |
| 69th | Australia | 4.38% | -8.6% |
| 70th | Comoros | 4.47% | -0.2% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 4.56% | -23.6% |
| 72nd | Estonia | 4.59% | -22.3% |
| 73rd | United States | 4.62% | 0.3% |
| 74th | Paraguay | 4.71% | -10.7% |
| 75th | Guinea | 4.79% | -1.6% |
| 76th | Slovenia | 4.82% | -19.7% |
| 77th | Malawi | 4.88% | -1.6% |
| 78th | Nicaragua | 4.89% | -5.8% |
| 79th | Austria | 4.91% | -12.3% |
| 80th | Ireland | 4.98% | 4.3% |
| 81st | Uzbekistan | 4.99% | -4.0% |
| 82nd | Zimbabwe | 5.01% | 5.1% |
| 83rd | Ghana | 5.10% | 4.2% |
| 84th | Dominican Republic | 5.16% | -27.1% |
| 85th | Channel Islands | 5.23% | -6.1% |
| 86th | Czechia | 5.32% | -25.4% |
| 87th | United Kingdom | 5.40% | -0.5% |
| 88th | Samoa | 5.43% | 2.0% |
| 89th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.54% | -11.3% |
| 90th | Central African Republic | 5.56% | -0.9% |
| 91st | Panama | 5.67% | -34.6% |
| 92nd | Aruba | 5.71% | -38.6% |
| 93rd | Eritrea | 5.72% | 0.2% |
| 94th | Turkmenistan | 5.72% | -13.4% |
| 95th | Saudi Arabia | 5.73% | -8.3% |
| 96th | Sri Lanka | 5.97% | -9.5% |
| 97th | Russian Federation | 6.00% | -14.9% |
| 98th | Latvia | 6.05% | -13.9% |
| 99th | Italy | 6.08% | -11.5% |
| 100th | Canada | 6.16% | -4.6% |
| 101st | Sweden | 6.16% | -14.0% |
| 102nd | Brunei Darussalam | 6.19% | 2.1% |
| 103rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.28% | 4.4% |
| 104th | Azerbaijan | 6.33% | -4.3% |
| 105th | Ukraine | 6.35% | -6.7% |
| 106th | El Salvador | 6.41% | -5.0% |
| 107th | Romania | 6.41% | -10.6% |
| 108th | Malta | 6.47% | -5.1% |
| 109th | Jamaica | 6.61% | -36.0% |
| 110th | Finland | 6.85% | -11.8% |
| 111th | Vanuatu | 6.86% | -14.4% |
| 112th | Bulgaria | 6.88% | -23.8% |
| 113th | Mongolia | 7.20% | 0.1% |
| 114th | Kazakhstan | 7.26% | -6.3% |
| 115th | Hungary | 7.41% | 4.7% |
| 116th | Belarus | 7.41% | 17.7% |
| 117th | Barbados | 7.41% | -15.1% |
| 118th | Belgium | 7.46% | -9.8% |
| 119th | European Union | 7.50% | -13.6% |
| 120th | India | 7.56% | 0.1% |
| 121st | Equatorial Guinea | 7.59% | -0.3% |
| 122nd | Afghanistan | 7.84% | -0.7% |
| 123rd | Bahamas, The | 7.88% | 3.3% |
| 124th | Portugal | 7.97% | -5.3% |
| 125th | France | 8.01% | -9.4% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 8.06% | -21.6% |
| 127th | Spain | 8.23% | -2.6% |
| 128th | Guam | 8.30% | 12.2% |
| 129th | Greece | 8.35% | -7.2% |
| 130th | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.42% | 2.9% |
| 131st | Chile | 8.43% | 6.0% |
| 132nd | Argentina | 8.47% | -16.8% |
| 133rd | Mauritius | 8.48% | -6.7% |
| 134th | Belize | 8.51% | -9.5% |
| 135th | Iraq | 8.65% | 2.8% |
| 136th | Germany | 8.73% | -13.0% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 8.80% | -19.4% |
| 138th | Lebanon | 8.98% | 3.6% |
| 139th | Suriname | 9.02% | -26.6% |
| 140th | Brazil | 9.28% | -4.2% |
| 141st | Israel | 9.38% | -10.2% |
| 142nd | Uruguay | 9.40% | -12.8% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 9.42% | 12.9% |
| 144th | Mauritania | 9.48% | 1.8% |
| 145th | Virgin Islands (US) | 9.52% | -2.2% |
| 146th | Poland | 9.55% | -32.6% |
| 147th | Morocco | 9.56% | -1.4% |
| 148th | Croatia | 9.91% | -40.0% |
| 149th | Türkiye | 10.29% | 18.2% |
| 150th | Armenia | 10.39% | -62.6% |
| 151st | Gambia, The | 10.43% | 1.8% |
| 152nd | Zambia | 10.56% | -20.2% |
| 153rd | Nepal | 10.64% | 0.3% |
| 154th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.77% | -4.7% |
| 155th | Guyana | 10.84% | 1.3% |
| 156th | Puerto Rico (US) | 10.93% | 3.1% |
| 157th | Slovak Republic | 11.16% | -17.0% |
| 158th | Colombia | 11.20% | -7.0% |
| 159th | Rwanda | 11.58% | -0.1% |
| 160th | French Polynesia | 11.74% | -0.2% |
| 161st | South Sudan | 12.27% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Tunisia | 12.37% | -1.2% |
| 163rd | Yemen, Republic of | 12.49% | 1.1% |
| 164th | Jordan | 13.10% | -6.8% |
| 165th | Georgia | 13.28% | -13.8% |
| 166th | Cabo Verde | 13.29% | -1.5% |
| 167th | Algeria | 13.79% | 10.2% |
| 168th | St. Lucia | 14.00% | -12.5% |
| 169th | New Caledonia | 14.75% | -3.3% |
| 170th | Sudan | 15.53% | -11.2% |
| 171st | Lesotho | 15.94% | -0.7% |
| 172nd | Albania | 15.97% | 15.7% |
| 173rd | São Tomé and Principe | 16.02% | -3.8% |
| 174th | Angola | 16.07% | -0.4% |
| 175th | Haiti | 16.80% | 5.9% |
| 176th | Botswana | 16.98% | -4.5% |
| 177th | Serbia | 18.06% | -16.2% |
| 178th | Gabon | 18.26% | 2.5% |
| 179th | West Bank and Gaza | 18.28% | -22.9% |
| 180th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.69% | -0.1% |
| 181st | Libya | 18.77% | -0.2% |
| 182nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.93% | -1.2% |
| 183rd | Montenegro | 19.40% | -21.8% |
| 184th | Congo, Republic of | 19.91% | 1.8% |
| 185th | Namibia | 22.12% | 1.2% |
| 186th | South Africa | 22.26% | -5.5% |
| 187th | Djibouti | 26.29% | -0.3% |
| 188th | Eswatini | 28.24% | 2.0% |
| 189th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.98% | -6.8% |
| 190th | North Macedonia | 35.23% | -2.2% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's unemployment rate in 2007?▾
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate in 2007 was 5.97%. This ranked 96th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's unemployment rate change in 2007?▾
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate decreased by 9.5% in 2007 compared to 2006.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2007?▾
North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2007 at 35.23%.
What is the unemployment rate of Sri Lanka in 2007?▾
The unemployment rate of Sri Lanka in 2007 was 5.97%. This ranked 96th globally.
How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Sri Lanka's unemployment rate?▾
Sri Lanka's unemployment rate went from 6.50% in 2006 to 5.97% in 2007, a 9.5% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Sri Lanka matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.5%. View full analysis →
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