Eswatini vs Costa Rica

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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Costa Rica

6.8 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini Costa Rica Difference
2025 34.2 percent 6.8 percent +27.4 percent
2024 34.6 percent 6.9 percent +27.7 percent
2023 34.6 percent 8.3 percent +26.3 percent
2022 36.5 percent 11.3 percent +25.1 percent
2021 34.2 percent 15.1 percent +19.0 percent
2020 33.0 percent 16.4 percent +16.5 percent
2019 28.2 percent 10.8 percent +17.4 percent
2018 26.5 percent 9.0 percent +17.5 percent
2017 24.5 percent 7.7 percent +16.8 percent
2016 22.7 percent 8.1 percent +14.6 percent
2015 23.4 percent 8.4 percent +15.0 percent
2014 23.9 percent 8.5 percent +15.4 percent
2013 24.6 percent 8.2 percent +16.3 percent
2012 25.2 percent 9.1 percent +16.1 percent
2011 26.1 percent 9.5 percent +16.6 percent
2010 26.9 percent 7.2 percent +19.7 percent
2009 27.5 percent 7.8 percent +19.7 percent
2008 27.9 percent 4.9 percent +23.0 percent
2007 28.2 percent 4.6 percent +23.7 percent
2006 27.7 percent 5.9 percent +21.8 percent
2005 27.2 percent 6.7 percent +20.5 percent
2004 26.7 percent 6.4 percent +20.3 percent
2003 26.3 percent 6.7 percent +19.6 percent
2002 25.8 percent 6.4 percent +19.4 percent
2001 25.2 percent 6.1 percent +19.2 percent
2000 24.5 percent 5.1 percent +19.5 percent
1999 23.9 percent 5.9 percent +18.0 percent
1998 23.2 percent 5.3 percent +17.9 percent
1997 22.5 percent 5.7 percent +16.8 percent
1996 22.1 percent 6.2 percent +15.9 percent
1995 21.7 percent 5.2 percent +16.5 percent
1994 21.7 percent 4.1 percent +17.7 percent
1993 21.8 percent 4.0 percent +17.8 percent
1992 20.9 percent 3.9 percent +17.0 percent
1991 20.5 percent 5.4 percent +15.2 percent

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

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