Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Singapore

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Singapore in 2031 — 2.1%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.7 pp.

2031 2.1% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 4of 102
Period maximum 6.3%1982
Period minimum 1.4%1997

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Singapore, 1980–20310246819801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 5.8%1981: 5.9%1982: 6.3%1983: 5.6%1984: 6.1%1985: 4.6%1986: 2%1987: 3.9%1988: 2.6%1989: 1.8%1990: 1.8%1991: 1.8%1992: 1.8%1993: 1.7%1994: 1.7%1995: 1.8%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.4%1998: 2.5%1999: 2.8%2000: 2.7%2001: 2.7%2002: 3.6%2003: 4%2004: 3.4%2005: 3.1%2006: 2.7%2007: 2.1%2008: 2.2%2009: 3%2010: 2.2%2011: 2%2012: 2%2013: 1.9%2014: 2%2015: 1.9%2016: 2.1%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.1%2019: 2.3%2020: 3%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.1%2023: 1.9%2024: 2%2025: 2%2026: 2%2027: 2%2028: 2.1%2029: 2.1%2030: 2.1%2031: 2.1%
Change over the period: −3.7 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2.1 +0 pp
2030 2.1 +0 pp
2029 2.1 +0 pp
2028 2.1 +0.1 pp
2027 2 +0 pp
2026 2 +0 pp
2025 2 +0 pp
2024 2 +0.1 pp
2023 1.9 −0.2 pp
2022 2.1 −0.6 pp
2021 2.7 −0.3 pp
2020 3 +0.7 pp
2019 2.3 +0.2 pp
2018 2.1 −0.1 pp
2017 2.2 +0.1 pp
2016 2.1 +0.2 pp
2015 1.9 −0.1 pp
2014 2 +0.1 pp
2013 1.9 −0.1 pp
2012 2 +0 pp
2011 2 −0.2 pp
2010 2.2 −0.8 pp
2009 3 +0.8 pp
2008 2.2 +0.1 pp
2007 2.1 −0.6 pp
2006 2.7 −0.4 pp
2005 3.1 −0.3 pp
2004 3.4 −0.6 pp
2003 4 +0.4 pp
2002 3.6 +0.9 pp
2001 2.7 +0 pp
2000 2.7 −0.1 pp
1999 2.8 +0.3 pp
1998 2.5 +1.1 pp
1997 1.4 −0.3 pp
1996 1.7 −0.1 pp
1995 1.8 +0.1 pp
1994 1.7 +0 pp
1993 1.7 −0.1 pp
1992 1.8 +0 pp
1991 1.8 +0 pp
1990 1.8 +0 pp
1989 1.8 −0.8 pp
1988 2.6 −1.3 pp
1987 3.9 +1.9 pp
1986 2 −2.6 pp
1985 4.6 −1.5 pp
1984 6.1 +0.5 pp
1983 5.6 −0.7 pp
1982 6.3 +0.4 pp
1981 5.9 +0.1 pp
1980 5.8

South-Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.