Gabon Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Gabon unemployment rate for 2023 was 20.36%, a 0.14% decline from 2022.
  • Gabon unemployment rate for 2022 was 20.50%, a 0.73% decline from 2021.
  • Gabon unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.23%, a 0.04% decline from 2020.
  • Gabon unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.27%, a 0.85% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Gabon Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 20.36% -0.14%
2022 20.50% -0.73%
2021 21.23% -0.04%
2020 21.27% 0.85%
2019 20.43% -0.08%
2018 20.50% 0.15%
2017 20.35% 0.19%
2016 20.17% 0.17%
2015 19.99% 0.07%
2014 19.92% 0.13%
2013 19.79% 0.07%
2012 19.71% -0.22%
2011 19.93% -0.46%
2010 20.39% 0.64%
2009 19.75% 0.56%
2008 19.20% 0.94%
2007 18.26% 0.47%
2006 17.79% 0.88%
2005 16.91% -0.19%
2004 17.10% -0.03%
2003 17.13% -0.24%
2002 17.37% -0.43%
2001 17.80% -0.03%
2000 17.83% 0.23%
1999 17.60% 0.41%
1998 17.18% -0.02%
1997 17.20% -0.15%
1996 17.35% -0.06%
1995 17.41% -0.39%
1994 17.81% 0.02%
1993 17.78% 0.08%
1992 17.70% 0.48%
1991 17.22% 0.48%