Eswatini vs Barbados

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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Barbados

6.5 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini Barbados Difference
2025 34.2 percent 6.5 percent +27.7 percent
2024 34.6 percent 6.4 percent +28.2 percent
2023 34.6 percent 6.5 percent +28.1 percent
2022 36.5 percent 7.3 percent +29.2 percent
2021 34.2 percent 11.0 percent +23.1 percent
2020 33.0 percent 10.6 percent +22.4 percent
2019 28.2 percent 8.4 percent +19.8 percent
2018 26.5 percent 8.3 percent +18.2 percent
2017 24.5 percent 8.6 percent +15.9 percent
2016 22.7 percent 8.2 percent +14.5 percent
2015 23.4 percent 9.8 percent +13.6 percent
2014 23.9 percent 12.2 percent +11.8 percent
2013 24.6 percent 11.6 percent +13.0 percent
2012 25.2 percent 11.6 percent +13.6 percent
2011 26.1 percent 11.2 percent +14.9 percent
2010 26.9 percent 10.7 percent +16.2 percent
2009 27.5 percent 10.0 percent +17.5 percent
2008 27.9 percent 8.1 percent +19.8 percent
2007 28.2 percent 7.4 percent +20.8 percent
2006 27.7 percent 8.7 percent +19.0 percent
2005 27.2 percent 9.1 percent +18.1 percent
2004 26.7 percent 9.6 percent +17.1 percent
2003 26.3 percent 11.0 percent +15.3 percent
2002 25.8 percent 10.3 percent +15.5 percent
2001 25.2 percent 9.9 percent +15.4 percent
2000 24.5 percent 9.4 percent +15.2 percent
1999 23.9 percent 10.6 percent +13.3 percent
1998 23.2 percent 12.4 percent +10.8 percent
1997 22.5 percent 14.6 percent +7.9 percent
1996 22.1 percent 14.7 percent +7.4 percent
1995 21.7 percent 19.7 percent +2.0 percent
1994 21.7 percent 23.0 percent -1.3 percent
1993 21.8 percent 24.5 percent -2.8 percent
1992 20.9 percent 22.9 percent -2.0 percent
1991 20.5 percent 22.4 percent -1.9 percent

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

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