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Sri Lanka Lowest Unemployment Rate

Name: Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate
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3.88% in 2012

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The lowest unemployment rate in Sri Lanka was 3.88% in 2012. The top 5 years were: 2012 (3.88%), 2025 (4.01%), 2017 (4.05%), 2011 (4.12%), 2014 (4.16%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

Sri Lanka Top 5 Lowest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2012	3.88%
2nd	2025	4.01%
3rd	2017	4.05%
4th	2011	4.12%
5th	2014	4.16%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.01%	−0.75pp	67th
2024	4.24%	−0.76pp	75th
2023	4.53%	−0.72pp	85th
2022	4.53%	−0.57pp	80th
2021	4.98%	−0.52pp	69th
2019	4.67%	+0.27pp	83rd
2018	4.32%	+0.12pp	71st
2017	4.05%	−0.35pp	58th
2016	4.24%	−0.46pp	56th
2020	5.36%	+0.56pp	75th
2015	4.52%	+0.22pp	65th
2014	4.16%	−0.24pp	56th
2013	4.19%	+0.19pp	57th
2012	3.88%	−0.22pp	55th
2011	4.12%	−0.88pp	55th
2010	4.78%	−1.12pp	65th
2009	5.85%	−0.15pp	81st
2008	5.22%	−0.98pp	83rd
2007	5.97%	−0.63pp	96th
2006	6.50%	−1.20pp	96th
2005	7.67%	−0.63pp	108th
2004	8.38%	−0.02pp	115th
2003	8.22%	−0.58pp	109th
2002	8.76%	+0.86pp	114th
2001	7.90%	+0.33pp	107th
2000	7.74%	−1.12pp	105th
1999	8.88%	−0.29pp	113th
1998	9.17%	−1.33pp	114th
1997	10.60%	−0.69pp	133rd
1996	11.35%	−0.92pp	137th
1995	12.27%	−0.86pp	148th
1994	13.03%	−0.75pp	150th
1993	13.82%	−0.75pp	152nd
1992	14.22%	−0.44pp	155th
1991	14.66%	−1.24pp	160th
1990	15.90%	–	63rd

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