Unemployment rate (percent, SA) (World Bank GEM)
Reviewed series · Labour · Monthly · percent · WB.GEM.UNEMP.RATE.SA.M
World Bank derived GEM observations; publisher native values and adjustment are preserved. Only reviewed individual countries/territories are included; regional/global aggregates are excluded. The workbook supplies no observation flags, detailed national methodological breaks or currency codes. No growth rate, quarter, currency conversion, annualization, deflation or rebasing is inferred. Quarterly GDP is the publisher quarterly measure, not guaranteed to be comparable with another publisher annual-rate convention. Local-currency levels and FX magnitudes cannot be compared across countries or across unreported currency redenominations. Monthly FX is an official period average, not a live currency-market quote; reserve cover refers only to merchandise imports. Rights apply to the World Bank published derived dataset, not underlying Datastream feeds.
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Sorted by value, highest first. Each row keeps its own period, and national definitions can differ, so the order is not a like for like ranking.
| # | Country or area | Value (percent) | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South AfricaZAF | 32.85 | 2026-06 | History |
| 2 | TunisiaTUN | 15.13 | 2026-06 | History |
| 3 | North MacedoniaMKD | 11.28 | 2026-06 | History |
| 4 | FinlandFIN | 10.08 | 2026-08 | History |
| 5 | SpainESP | 10.00 | 2026-07 | History |
| 6 | ColombiaCOL | 9.73 | 2026-08 | History |
| 7 | ChileCHL | 9.43 | 2026-08 | History |
| 8 | SwedenSWE | 8.88 | 2026-08 | History |
| 9 | GreeceGRC | 8.34 | 2026-07 | History |
| 10 | LithuaniaLTU | 8.00 | 2026-08 | History |
| 11 | FranceFRA | 7.97 | 2026-03 | History |
| 12 | ArgentinaARG | 7.83 | 2026-06 | History |
| 13 | TürkiyeTUR | 7.80 | 2026-08 | History |
| 14 | AustriaAUT | 7.66 | 2026-08 | History |
| 15 | LatviaLVA | 7.36 | 2026-07 | History |
| 16 | UruguayURY | 7.30 | 2026-08 | History |
| 17 | VenezuelaVEN | 7.25 | 2018-12 | History |
| 18 | PakistanPAK | 6.90 | 2025-12 | History |
| 19 | IcelandISL | 6.71 | 2026-08 | History |
| 20 | EstoniaEST | 6.50 | 2026-06 | History |
| 21 | ItalyITA | 6.49 | 2026-07 | History |
| 22 | LuxembourgLUX | 6.49 | 2026-08 | History |
| 23 | CanadaCAN | 6.40 | 2026-08 | History |
| 24 | BelgiumBEL | 6.13 | 2026-07 | History |
| 25 | PolandPOL | 5.90 | 2026-08 | History |
| 26 | EgyptEGY | 5.89 | 2026-06 | History |
| 27 | PhilippinesPHL | 5.70 | 2026-09 | History |
| 28 | BahrainBHR | 5.60 | 2025-12 | History |
| 29 | BulgariaBGR | 5.56 | 2026-08 | History |
| 30 | BrazilBRA | 5.43 | 2026-08 | History |
| 31 | New ZealandNZL | 5.42 | 2026-06 | History |
| 32 | Dominican RepublicDOM | 5.32 | 2026-06 | History |
| 33 | SlovakiaSVK | 5.24 | 2026-08 | History |
| 34 | PortugalPRT | 5.18 | 2026-06 | History |
| 35 | IrelandIRL | 5.00 | 2026-08 | History |
| 36 | United KingdomGBR | 4.90 | 2026-06 | History |
| 37 | PeruPER | 4.84 | 2026-08 | History |
| 38 | HungaryHUN | 4.56 | 2026-06 | History |
| 39 | AustraliaAUS | 4.55 | 2026-08 | History |
| 40 | SloveniaSVN | 4.50 | 2026-07 | History |
| 41 | NorwayNOR | 4.40 | 2026-07 | History |
| 42 | United StatesUSA | 4.10 | 2026-08 | History |
| 43 | GermanyDEU | 4.09 | 2026-08 | History |
| 44 | NetherlandsNLD | 4.06 | 2026-08 | History |
| 45 | CyprusCYP | 3.90 | 2026-07 | History |
| 46 | Sri LankaLKA | 3.90 | 2025-12 | History |
| 47 | Hong KongHKG | 3.76 | 2026-08 | History |
| 48 | CroatiaHRV | 3.70 | 2026-08 | History |
| 49 | EcuadorECU | 3.42 | 2026-03 | History |
| 50 | MaltaMLT | 3.34 | 2026-06 | History |
| 51 | TaiwanTWN | 3.32 | 2026-08 | History |
| 52 | CzechiaCZE | 3.30 | 2026-07 | History |
| 53 | RomaniaROU | 3.30 | 2026-07 | History |
| 54 | SwitzerlandCHE | 3.12 | 2026-08 | History |
| 55 | DenmarkDNK | 3.11 | 2026-08 | History |
| 56 | Saudi ArabiaSAU | 3.08 | 2025-12 | History |
| 57 | IsraelISR | 2.80 | 2026-08 | History |
| 58 | MexicoMEX | 2.72 | 2026-08 | History |
| 59 | South KoreaKOR | 2.70 | 2026-08 | History |
| 60 | JapanJPN | 2.44 | 2026-07 | History |
| 61 | RussiaRUS | 2.28 | 2026-08 | History |
| 62 | VietnamVNM | 2.21 | 2025-12 | History |
| 63 | BelarusBLR | 2.11 | 2026-06 | History |
| 64 | SingaporeSGP | 1.90 | 2026-06 | History |
| 65 | ThailandTHA | 1.16 | 2026-08 | History |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor. 65 geographies, periods 2018-12-01 to 2026-09-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.