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Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sao Tome and Principe

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Sao Tome and Principe in 2017 — 13.5%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 115. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2017 13.5% +0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 99of 115
Period maximum 17.6%2002
Period minimum 13.4%2015

Trend over time

1980–2017 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sao Tome and Principe, 1980–20171214161819801984198819921996200020042008201220161980: 13.6%1981: 13.6%1982: 13.6%1983: 13.6%1984: 13.6%1985: 13.6%1986: 13.6%1987: 13.6%1988: 13.6%1989: 15.1%1990: 15.9%1991: 16.8%1992: 15.6%1993: 14.9%1994: 14.6%1995: 14.4%1996: 14.1%1997: 14.4%1998: 14.4%1999: 14.4%2000: 14.4%2001: 15.7%2002: 17.6%2003: 16.4%2004: 16.1%2005: 16.5%2006: 16.6%2007: 15.9%2008: 15.7%2009: 15.1%2010: 14.6%2011: 14.1%2012: 13.6%2013: 13.5%2014: 13.5%2015: 13.4%2016: 13.4%2017: 13.5%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 13.5 +0.1 pp
2016 13.4 +0 pp
2015 13.4 −0.1 pp
2014 13.5 +0 pp
2013 13.5 −0.1 pp
2012 13.6 −0.5 pp
2011 14.1 −0.5 pp
2010 14.6 −0.5 pp
2009 15.1 −0.6 pp
2008 15.7 −0.2 pp
2007 15.9 −0.7 pp
2006 16.6 +0.1 pp
2005 16.5 +0.4 pp
2004 16.1 −0.3 pp
2003 16.4 −1.2 pp
2002 17.6 +1.9 pp
2001 15.7 +1.3 pp
2000 14.4 +0 pp
1999 14.4 +0 pp
1998 14.4 +0 pp
1997 14.4 +0.3 pp
1996 14.1 −0.3 pp
1995 14.4 −0.2 pp
1994 14.6 −0.3 pp
1993 14.9 −0.7 pp
1992 15.6 −1.2 pp
1991 16.8 +0.9 pp
1990 15.9 +0.8 pp
1989 15.1 +1.5 pp
1988 13.6 +0 pp
1987 13.6 +0 pp
1986 13.6 +0 pp
1985 13.6 +0 pp
1984 13.6 +0 pp
1983 13.6 +0 pp
1982 13.6 +0 pp
1981 13.6 +0 pp
1980 13.6 —

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.

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