Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Middle East & North Africa

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Middle East & North Africa in 2010 — 10.2%. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2010 10.2% +0.3 pp vs 2009
World rank
Period maximum 10.2%2010
Period minimum 9.6%2008

Trend over time

2007–2010 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Middle East & North Africa, 2007–20109.69.81010.220072008200920102007: 10%2008: 9.6%2009: 9.9%2010: 10.2%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 10.2 +0.3 pp
2009 9.9 +0.3 pp
2008 9.6 −0.4 pp
2007 10

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.