Solomon Islands Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Solomon Islands unemployment rate for 2023 was 1.55%, a 0.03% decline from 2022.
  • Solomon Islands unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.58%, a 0.71% increase from 2021.
  • Solomon Islands unemployment rate for 2021 was 0.87%, a 0.01% increase from 2020.
  • Solomon Islands unemployment rate for 2020 was 0.85%, a 0.11% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Eswatini 37.64%
Djibouti 26.26%
Republic of Congo 20.05%
Lesotho 16.46%
Tunisia 15.11%
Angola 14.62%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.21%
Cabo Verde 11.99%
Georgia 11.62%
Sudan 11.45%
Mauritania 10.51%
Morocco 9.11%
Egypt 7.31%
Sri Lanka 6.36%
Mongolia 6.13%
Honduras 6.06%
Zambia 5.91%
Kenya 5.68%
Bhutan 5.65%
Pakistan 5.50%
Vanuatu 5.10%
Bangladesh 5.06%
Nicaragua 4.80%
Uzbekistan 4.53%
India 4.17%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.04%
Cameroon 3.65%
Indonesia 3.42%
Bolivia 3.08%
Ghana 3.08%
Nigeria 3.07%
Myanmar 2.84%
El Salvador 2.76%
Papua New Guinea 2.65%
Philippines 2.23%
Moldova 1.62%
Vietnam 1.60%
Solomon Islands 1.55%
Timor-Leste 1.52%
Lao PDR 1.18%
Cambodia 0.24%
Solomon Islands Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 1.55% -0.03%
2022 1.58% 0.71%
2021 0.87% 0.01%
2020 0.85% 0.11%
2019 0.75% 0.02%
2018 0.72% 0.00%
2017 0.73% -0.01%
2016 0.74% 0.00%
2015 0.74% 0.01%
2014 0.73% 0.03%
2013 0.69% -0.29%
2012 0.99% -0.31%
2011 1.30% -0.33%
2010 1.62% -0.40%
2009 2.02% 0.02%
2008 2.00% 0.02%
2007 1.98% 0.06%
2006 1.92% 0.04%
2005 1.88% -0.14%
2004 2.02% -0.24%
2003 2.26% -0.38%
2002 2.64% 0.05%
2001 2.58% 0.18%
2000 2.40% 0.23%
1999 2.17% 0.03%
1998 2.14% 0.13%
1997 2.00% 0.12%
1996 1.88% 0.03%
1995 1.85% 0.03%
1994 1.82% -0.03%
1993 1.84% -0.02%
1992 1.86% -0.11%
1991 1.98% -0.11%