Unemployment Rate rose 7.83% to 9.64% in Gambia in 2020, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Gambia reached an all time high of 9.64% in 2020 and an all time low of 8.94% in 2019. When compared to Gambia's main peers, Unemployment Rate in Guinea Bissau amounted to 3.16%, 7.50% in Mali, 10.7% in Mauritania and 7.10% in Senegal in 2020.
Gambia has been ranked 45th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | % | 12.0% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 14.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 5.13% | 4.70% | 4.62% | 4.96% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 9.12% | 9.02% | 8.94% | 9.64% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 4.26% | 4.19% | 4.14% | 4.35% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | % | 2.90% | 2.84% | 2.79% | 3.16% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 7.41% | 7.31% | 7.24% | 7.50% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 9.19% | 9.08% | 9.01% | 10.2% | 8.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.490% | 0.470% | 0.460% | 0.690% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 6.61% | 6.53% | 6.47% | 7.10% | ... | ... | ... |
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