Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — South-Eastern Asia

Unemployment rate (IMF) in South-Eastern Asia in 2025 — 3.7%. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 1 pp.

2025 3.7% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 5.8%2020
Period minimum 3.6%2024

Trend over time

2011–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — South-Eastern Asia, 2011–20253456201120132015201720192021202320252011: 4.7%2012: 4.4%2013: 4.6%2014: 4.4%2015: 4.5%2016: 4.2%2017: 4.2%2018: 4%2019: 4%2020: 5.8%2021: 5.3%2022: 4.4%2023: 3.9%2024: 3.6%2025: 3.7%
Change over the period: −1 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.7 +0.1 pp
2024 3.6 −0.3 pp
2023 3.9 −0.5 pp
2022 4.4 −0.9 pp
2021 5.3 −0.5 pp
2020 5.8 +1.8 pp
2019 4 −0 pp
2018 4 −0.2 pp
2017 4.2 −0 pp
2016 4.2 −0.3 pp
2015 4.5 +0.1 pp
2014 4.4 −0.2 pp
2013 4.6 +0.2 pp
2012 4.4 −0.3 pp
2011 4.7

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.