Eswatini vs South Sudan

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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South Sudan

12.4 percent

Latest data: 2023

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Eswatini South Sudan Difference
2025 34.2 percent - -
2024 34.6 percent - -
2023 34.6 percent 12.4 percent +22.2 percent
2022 36.5 percent 12.5 percent +24.0 percent
2021 34.2 percent 14.0 percent +20.2 percent
2020 33.0 percent 14.2 percent +18.7 percent
2019 28.2 percent 12.7 percent +15.6 percent
2018 26.5 percent 12.9 percent +13.6 percent
2017 24.5 percent 13.0 percent +11.6 percent
2016 22.7 percent 12.9 percent +9.9 percent
2015 23.4 percent 12.5 percent +11.0 percent
2014 23.9 percent 12.6 percent +11.4 percent
2013 24.6 percent 12.7 percent +11.9 percent
2012 25.2 percent 12.8 percent +12.4 percent
2011 26.1 percent 12.6 percent +13.5 percent
2010 26.9 percent 12.5 percent +14.4 percent
2009 27.5 percent 12.4 percent +15.1 percent
2008 27.9 percent 12.3 percent +15.6 percent
2007 28.2 percent 12.3 percent +16.0 percent
2006 27.7 percent 12.3 percent +15.4 percent
2005 27.2 percent 12.3 percent +15.0 percent
2004 26.7 percent 12.3 percent +14.5 percent
2003 26.3 percent 12.2 percent +14.0 percent
2002 25.8 percent 12.2 percent +13.5 percent
2001 25.2 percent 12.3 percent +13.0 percent
2000 24.5 percent 12.3 percent +12.2 percent
1999 23.9 percent 12.1 percent +11.7 percent
1998 23.2 percent 12.1 percent +11.1 percent
1997 22.5 percent 12.1 percent +10.4 percent
1996 22.1 percent 12.3 percent +9.8 percent
1995 21.7 percent 12.3 percent +9.3 percent
1994 21.7 percent 12.3 percent +9.4 percent
1993 21.8 percent 12.2 percent +9.5 percent
1992 20.9 percent 12.4 percent +8.6 percent
1991 20.5 percent 12.3 percent +8.2 percent

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

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