Guatemala Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Guatemala unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.71%, a 0.35% decline from 2022.
  • Guatemala unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.05%, a 0.88% increase from 2021.
  • Guatemala unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.17%, a 0.78% decline from 2020.
  • Guatemala unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.95%, a 0.76% 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%
Guatemala Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.71% -0.35%
2022 3.05% 0.88%
2021 2.17% -0.78%
2020 2.95% 0.76%
2019 2.19% -0.09%
2018 2.28% -0.18%
2017 2.46% -0.12%
2016 2.58% 0.08%
2015 2.51% -0.21%
2014 2.72% -0.30%
2013 3.02% 0.25%
2012 2.77% -0.41%
2011 3.17% -0.33%
2010 3.50% 0.29%
2009 3.21% 0.34%
2008 2.87% 0.05%
2007 2.83% -0.13%
2006 2.95% -0.11%
2005 3.06% 0.09%
2004 2.97% 0.16%
2003 2.81% 0.06%
2002 2.75% 0.00%
2001 2.75% 0.14%
2000 2.61% 0.04%
1999 2.57% -0.04%
1998 2.61% 0.00%
1997 2.61% -0.02%
1996 2.62% 0.05%
1995 2.57% 0.00%
1994 2.58% -0.02%
1993 2.59% -0.04%
1992 2.63% -0.04%
1991 2.68% -0.04%