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St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Unemployment Rate 2005

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
19.46% −0.08pp from 2004 Global rank: 179th

St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate was 19.46% in 2005, decreased +0.08pp from 19.55% in 2004. This was the 179th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾
Unemployment Rate by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.58% -92.4%
2nd Chad 0.66% -1.3%
3rd Myanmar 0.67% -0.7%
4th Benin 0.86% 8.7%
5th Qatar 0.87% 0.0%
6th Bahrain 1.02% -4.0%
7th Cambodia 1.06% 5.7%
8th Lao PDR 1.35% -9.9%
9th Thailand 1.35% -35.7%
10th Mali 1.37% -3.3%
11th Kuwait 1.46% -14.4%
12th Solomon Islands 1.88% -7.3%
13th Uganda 1.90% -29.6%
14th Cuba 1.95% 5.2%
15th Viet Nam 2.08% -62.9%
16th Papua New Guinea 2.39% -5.6%
17th Liberia 2.41% -0.5%
18th Tonga 2.54% -34.5%
19th Iceland 2.55% -25.5%
20th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.60% -69.2%
21st Madagascar 2.62% -33.7%
22nd Senegal 2.68% -3.5%
23rd Kenya 2.74% -3.7%
24th Kyrgyz Republic 2.82% -67.0%
25th Congo, Democratic Republic of 2.95% -0.9%
26th Mozambique 3.04% 2.8%
27th Guatemala 3.06% 3.0%
28th Bhutan 3.10% 24.0%
29th Niger 3.10% 12.7%
30th United Arab Emirates 3.12% 5.2%
31st Burundi 3.16% -0.5%
32nd Guinea-Bissau 3.18% -1.3%
33rd Tanzania 3.19% 2.8%
34th Tajikistan 3.45% 56.8%
35th Korea 3.48% -4.8%
36th Malaysia 3.53% -0.6%
37th Mexico 3.56% -9.2%
38th San Marino 3.56% 5.9%
39th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 3.58% -1.2%
40th Timor-Leste 3.61% -1.6%
41st Seychelles 3.62% 2.6%
42nd Nigeria 3.73% 3.8%
43rd Sierra Leone 3.73% 9.2%
44th Liechtenstein 3.74% 7.8%
45th Ecuador 3.78% -47.7%
46th Philippines 3.80% -67.9%
47th New Zealand 3.81% -5.4%
48th Fiji 3.89% -46.4%
49th Burkina Faso 4.00% 14.9%
50th Togo 4.15% 3.9%
51st Macao SAR, China 4.16% -14.7%
52nd Ireland 4.24% -10.8%
53rd Bangladesh 4.25% -1.5%
54th Norway 4.38% -2.0%
55th Cameroon 4.40% -13.5%
56th Switzerland 4.44% 14.4%
57th Japan 4.45% -6.1%
58th Luxembourg 4.49% 21.6%
59th China 4.52% 0.7%
60th Comoros 4.53% -1.0%
61st Oman 4.59% -2.2%
62nd Zimbabwe 4.63% 5.5%
63rd Guinea 4.81% 2.2%
64th Paraguay 4.83% -25.9%
65th Denmark 4.83% -12.5%
66th Peru 4.87% -48.4%
67th United Kingdom 4.88% 2.8%
68th Honduras 4.91% -18.0%
69th Malawi 4.94% -0.6%
70th Australia 5.04% -6.6%
71st United States 5.08% -8.3%
72nd Samoa 5.21% 1.0%
73rd Nicaragua 5.37% -17.9%
74th Cyprus 5.48% 18.5%
75th Hong Kong SAR, China 5.58% -18.8%
76th Singapore 5.59% 66.9%
77th Moldova 5.63% -30.5%
78th Austria 5.68% -3.3%
79th Central African Republic 5.69% -0.7%
80th Eritrea 5.72% 0.3%
81st Ghana 5.82% -13.9%
82nd Channel Islands 5.83% -0.3%
83rd Netherlands 5.87% -13.3%
84th Panama 5.97% -49.2%
85th Brunei Darussalam 5.97% 2.2%
86th Côte d'Ivoire 6.02% 1.8%
87th Saudi Arabia 6.05% 3.9%
88th Slovenia 6.51% 2.9%
89th Jamaica 6.58% -46.1%
90th Dominican Republic 6.59% -16.4%
91st Costa Rica 6.75% 3.9%
92nd Canada 6.76% -5.5%
93rd Malta 6.92% -4.1%
94th Guam 7.00% -9.1%
95th Mongolia 7.02% 2.4%
96th Uzbekistan 7.09% 97.0%
97th Russian Federation 7.12% -7.9%
98th Romania 7.17% -10.1%
99th Ukraine 7.18% -16.4%
100th Hungary 7.19% 17.4%
101st El Salvador 7.22% 4.3%
102nd Azerbaijan 7.26% -9.1%
103rd Maldives 7.31% 18.9%
104th Turkmenistan 7.50% -11.0%
105th India 7.55% -0.6%
106th Portugal 7.58% 2.6%
107th Equatorial Guinea 7.67% 0.1%
108th Sri Lanka 7.67% -7.6%
109th Italy 7.73% -3.7%
110th Sweden 7.81% 3.9%
111th Afghanistan 7.88% 1.1%
112th Czechia 7.93% -5.0%
113th Indonesia 7.95% -19.4%
114th Trinidad and Tobago 7.95% -4.7%
115th Estonia 8.03% -20.8%
116th Vanuatu 8.12% -3.7%
117th Kazakhstan 8.13% -2.9%
118th Lebanon 8.25% 5.1%
119th Lithuania 8.33% -23.5%
120th Belgium 8.44% 0.7%
121st Iraq 8.57% -1.7%
122nd Belarus 8.76% 19.2%
123rd Aruba 8.80% -7.4%
124th Syrian Arab Republic 8.81% -28.3%
125th France 8.88% 0.1%
126th Barbados 9.08% -5.2%
127th Spain 9.15% -16.6%
128th Suriname 9.30% 11.0%
129th Chile 9.34% -6.8%
130th Mauritius 9.52% 13.4%
131st Mauritania 9.59% -1.8%
132nd Finland 9.60% 8.2%
133rd European Union 9.63% -2.3%
134th Gambia, The 9.92% -0.3%
135th Latvia 10.03% -14.6%
136th Greece 10.07% -5.0%
137th Bulgaria 10.08% -17.3%
138th Bahamas, The 10.20% 0.0%
139th Virgin Islands (US) 10.23% -0.4%
140th Brazil 10.55% 4.8%
141st Armenia 10.58% -66.5%
142nd Nepal 10.59% -0.6%
143rd Türkiye 10.64% 9.8%
144th Belize 10.91% -5.9%
145th Morocco 11.01% 1.9%
146th Egypt, Arab Republic of 11.05% 5.0%
147th Colombia 11.06% -19.1%
148th Guyana 11.09% -1.7%
149th Germany 11.19% 8.3%
150th Israel 11.34% -12.1%
151st Puerto Rico (US) 11.35% 7.1%
152nd Argentina 11.51% -15.6%
153rd French Polynesia 11.72% 0.2%
154th Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.81% -4.0%
155th Rwanda 11.84% 1.2%
156th Uruguay 12.01% -10.0%
157th Yemen, Republic of 12.21% 0.7%
158th South Sudan 12.27% 0.1%
159th Croatia 12.60% -29.2%
160th Tunisia 12.87% -9.6%
161st Cabo Verde 13.44% -31.1%
162nd Georgia 13.81% -0.6%
163rd Haiti 14.56% 8.5%
164th Jordan 14.80% 0.7%
165th Algeria 15.27% -13.5%
166th Sudan 15.55% -3.9%
167th New Caledonia 15.78% -3.3%
168th Zambia 15.90% 3.7%
169th Albania 15.97% 10.9%
170th Lesotho 16.03% -0.8%
171st Slovak Republic 16.28% -11.3%
172nd Angola 16.30% -0.1%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 16.47% 2.2%
174th Gabon 16.91% -1.2%
175th Poland 17.59% -8.7%
176th Libya 18.66% -1.5%
177th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.67% 0.1%
178th St. Lucia 18.70% -10.8%
179th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.46% -0.4%
180th Congo, Republic of 19.80% -0.5%
181st Botswana 19.85% -8.7%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 20.02% -25.3%
183rd Serbia 20.85% 6.8%
184th Namibia 22.11% 0.1%
185th South Africa 22.47% -10.6%
186th Djibouti 26.45% 0.0%
187th Eswatini 27.22% 1.9%
188th Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.22% -2.8%
189th Montenegro 30.31% -0.1%
190th North Macedonia 37.32% 0.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)

FAQ

What was St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate in 2005?▾

St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate in 2005 was 19.46%. This ranked 179th globally.

How did St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate change in 2005?▾

St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate decreased by 0.4% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2005?▾

North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2005 at 37.32%.

What is the unemployment rate of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2005?▾

The unemployment rate of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in 2005 was 19.46%. This ranked 179th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate?▾

St. Vincent and the Grenadines's unemployment rate went from 19.55% in 2004 to 19.46% in 2005, a 0.4% decrease.

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