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Unemployment rate
Sri Lanka — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 20% (1988 est.) |
| 1991 | 20% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 14% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 15% (1991 est.) |
| 1994 | 15% (1991 est.) |
| 1995 | 13.6% (1993 est.) |
| 1996 | 13% (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | 13.1% (1994) |
| 1998 | 11% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 11% (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 9.5% (1998 est.) |
| 2001 | 8.8% (1999 est.) |
| 2002 | 7.7% (2001) |
| 2003 | 8% (2002) |
| 2004 | 8.4% (2003) |
| 2005 | 7.8% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 7.7% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 7.6% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 6% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 5.2% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 6% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 5.9% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5.8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 5.7% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 5.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 4.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 30 4.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 5.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 4% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 4% (2014 est.) | 4.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 38 |
| 2016 | 4.7% (2015 est.) | 4.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 48 |
| 2017 | 4% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57 |
| 2018 | 4.4% (2017 est.) | 4.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.4% (2017 est.) | 4.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.83% (2019 est.) | 4.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.83% (2019 est.) 4.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.83% (2019 est.) 4.44% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 5.39% (2021 est.) 5.88% (2020 est.) 4.35% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 6.36% (2023 est.) 6.33% (2022 est.) 5.26% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 5% (2024 est.) 6% (2023 est.) 4.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |