Mauritania vs Burkina Faso

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Mauritania

10.4 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Burkina Faso

5.2 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Mauritania Burkina Faso Difference
2024 10.4 percent 5.2 percent +5.2 percent
2023 10.4 percent 5.3 percent +5.1 percent
2022 10.5 percent 5.4 percent +5.1 percent
2021 11.1 percent 5.2 percent +5.9 percent
2020 11.1 percent 5.0 percent +6.0 percent
2019 10.4 percent 4.7 percent +5.7 percent
2018 10.4 percent 4.7 percent +5.7 percent
2017 10.3 percent 4.7 percent +5.7 percent
2016 10.3 percent 4.6 percent +5.7 percent
2015 10.1 percent 4.5 percent +5.6 percent
2014 10.0 percent 4.3 percent +5.8 percent
2013 9.9 percent 4.1 percent +5.9 percent
2012 9.9 percent 3.9 percent +6.0 percent
2011 10.0 percent 3.8 percent +6.1 percent
2010 10.1 percent 3.7 percent +6.4 percent
2009 10.2 percent 3.7 percent +6.5 percent
2008 9.7 percent 3.5 percent +6.2 percent
2007 9.5 percent 3.3 percent +6.2 percent
2006 9.4 percent 3.7 percent +5.7 percent
2005 9.6 percent 4.0 percent +5.6 percent
2004 9.8 percent 3.5 percent +6.3 percent
2003 9.9 percent 2.8 percent +7.1 percent
2002 10.2 percent 2.9 percent +7.3 percent
2001 10.1 percent 2.7 percent +7.4 percent
2000 10.0 percent 2.7 percent +7.4 percent
1999 10.0 percent 2.5 percent +7.5 percent
1998 10.0 percent 2.4 percent +7.5 percent
1997 9.8 percent 2.4 percent +7.4 percent
1996 9.8 percent 2.5 percent +7.3 percent
1995 9.8 percent 2.5 percent +7.3 percent
1994 10.0 percent 2.6 percent +7.4 percent
1993 9.9 percent 2.4 percent +7.4 percent
1992 10.1 percent 2.5 percent +7.5 percent
1991 10.0 percent 2.5 percent +7.5 percent

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

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