Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Syria

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Syria in 2010 — 8.6%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 114. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 8.2 pp.

2010 8.6% +0.5 pp vs 2009
World rank 70of 114
Period maximum 16.8%1997
Period minimum 8.1%2005

Trend over time

1997–2010 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Syria, 1997–20107.51012.51517.5199719992001200320052007200920101997: 16.8%1998: 12.4%1999: 13.5%2000: 13.5%2001: 8.2%2002: 11.7%2003: 10.8%2004: 12.3%2005: 8.1%2006: 8.2%2007: 8.4%2008: 10.9%2009: 8.1%2010: 8.6%
Change over the period: −8.2 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 8.6%
Western Asia computed 10.1%
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 8.6 +0.5 pp
2009 8.1 −2.8 pp
2008 10.9 +2.5 pp
2007 8.4 +0.2 pp
2006 8.2 +0.1 pp
2005 8.1 −4.2 pp
2004 12.3 +1.5 pp
2003 10.8 −0.9 pp
2002 11.7 +3.5 pp
2001 8.2 −5.3 pp
2000 13.5 +0 pp
1999 13.5 +1.1 pp
1998 12.4 −4.4 pp
1997 16.8

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.