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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 9-10% (December 1989 est.)
1991 30% (January 1991 est.)
1992 40% (1991 est.)
1993 40% (1991 est.)
1994 20% (1993 est.)
1995 16% (1994 est.)
1996 16% (1994 est.)
1997 16% (1994 est.)
1998 15% official rate; note-actual rate is 20%-25% (1997 est.)
1999 15% official rate; note--actual rate is 25%-30% (1998 est.)
2000 15% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (1999 est.)
2001 15% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (1999 est.)
2002 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.)
2003 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.)
2004 16% official rate; actual rate is 25%-30% (2001 est.)
2005 15% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.)
2006 12.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2004 est.)
2007 15.4% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2006 est.)
2008 13.5% official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% (2007 est.)
2009 12.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 141 13.5% (2007 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2010 13.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 139 12.9% (2009 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2011 12.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 12.9% (2009 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2012 12.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 12.3% (2011 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2013 12.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 12.1% (2011 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2014 14% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 133 12.5% (2012 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2015 11.9% (2014 est.) | 12.6% (2013 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% | country comparison to the world: 129
2016 13.1% (2015 est.) | 11.9% (2014 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% | country comparison to the world: 144
2017 15.3% (2016 est.) | 13.1% (2015 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% | country comparison to the world: 173
2018 18.3% (2017 est.) | 15.3% (2016 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2019 18.3% (2017 est.) | 15.3% (2016 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2020 19.1% (2019 est.) | 18.61% (2018 est.) | note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2021 19.1% (2019 est.) 18.61% (2018 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2022 19.1% (2019 est.) 18.61% (2018 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2023 19.25% (2021 est.) 19.03% (2020 est.) 16.81% (2019 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%
2024 17.94% (2023 est.) 18.2% (2022 est.) 19.84% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment
2025 18% (2024 est.) 18% (2023 est.) 18.2% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment