Eswatini vs Burkina Faso

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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Burkina Faso

3.5 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini Burkina Faso Difference
2025 34.2 percent 3.5 percent +30.7 percent
2024 34.6 percent 3.4 percent +31.2 percent
2023 34.6 percent 3.6 percent +31.0 percent
2022 36.5 percent 3.8 percent +32.6 percent
2021 34.2 percent 4.5 percent +29.6 percent
2020 33.0 percent 4.6 percent +28.4 percent
2019 28.2 percent 4.5 percent +23.7 percent
2018 26.5 percent 4.7 percent +21.8 percent
2017 24.5 percent 4.7 percent +19.9 percent
2016 22.7 percent 4.6 percent +18.1 percent
2015 23.4 percent 4.5 percent +19.0 percent
2014 23.9 percent 4.3 percent +19.7 percent
2013 24.6 percent 4.1 percent +20.5 percent
2012 25.2 percent 3.8 percent +21.4 percent
2011 26.1 percent 3.8 percent +22.3 percent
2010 26.9 percent 3.7 percent +23.1 percent
2009 27.5 percent 3.7 percent +23.8 percent
2008 27.9 percent 3.5 percent +24.4 percent
2007 28.2 percent 3.3 percent +24.9 percent
2006 27.7 percent 3.7 percent +24.0 percent
2005 27.2 percent 4.0 percent +23.2 percent
2004 26.7 percent 3.5 percent +23.2 percent
2003 26.3 percent 2.8 percent +23.5 percent
2002 25.8 percent 2.9 percent +22.9 percent
2001 25.2 percent 2.7 percent +22.5 percent
2000 24.5 percent 2.7 percent +21.9 percent
1999 23.9 percent 2.6 percent +21.3 percent
1998 23.2 percent 2.4 percent +20.8 percent
1997 22.5 percent 2.4 percent +20.1 percent
1996 22.1 percent 2.4 percent +19.6 percent
1995 21.7 percent 2.5 percent +19.1 percent
1994 21.7 percent 2.6 percent +19.1 percent
1993 21.8 percent 2.4 percent +19.3 percent
1992 20.9 percent 2.5 percent +18.4 percent
1991 20.5 percent 2.5 percent +18.1 percent

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

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