Eswatini vs Afghanistan

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Eswatini

34.2 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Afghanistan

13.4 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini Afghanistan Difference
2025 34.2 percent 13.4 percent +20.9 percent
2024 34.6 percent 13.7 percent +21.0 percent
2023 34.6 percent 14.0 percent +20.6 percent
2022 36.5 percent 14.1 percent +22.4 percent
2021 34.2 percent 12.0 percent +22.1 percent
2020 33.0 percent 11.7 percent +21.3 percent
2019 28.2 percent 11.2 percent +17.0 percent
2018 26.5 percent 11.2 percent +15.3 percent
2017 24.5 percent 11.2 percent +13.4 percent
2016 22.7 percent 10.1 percent +12.6 percent
2015 23.4 percent 9.0 percent +14.4 percent
2014 23.9 percent 7.9 percent +16.0 percent
2013 24.6 percent 7.9 percent +16.6 percent
2012 25.2 percent 7.9 percent +17.4 percent
2011 26.1 percent 7.8 percent +18.3 percent
2010 26.9 percent 7.8 percent +19.0 percent
2009 27.5 percent 7.8 percent +19.7 percent
2008 27.9 percent 7.9 percent +20.0 percent
2007 28.2 percent 7.8 percent +20.4 percent
2006 27.7 percent 7.9 percent +19.8 percent
2005 27.2 percent 7.9 percent +19.3 percent
2004 26.7 percent 7.8 percent +18.9 percent
2003 26.3 percent 7.8 percent +18.4 percent
2002 25.8 percent 7.9 percent +17.9 percent
2001 25.2 percent 8.0 percent +17.3 percent
2000 24.5 percent 7.9 percent +16.7 percent
1999 23.9 percent 7.9 percent +16.0 percent
1998 23.2 percent 7.9 percent +15.3 percent
1997 22.5 percent 7.9 percent +14.6 percent
1996 22.1 percent 7.9 percent +14.2 percent
1995 21.7 percent 7.9 percent +13.8 percent
1994 21.7 percent 7.9 percent +13.8 percent
1993 21.8 percent 7.9 percent +13.9 percent
1992 20.9 percent 8.0 percent +13.0 percent
1991 20.5 percent 8.0 percent +12.5 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Eswatini and Afghanistan. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International