Nepal vs Sri Lanka

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Nepal

10.7 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Sri Lanka

5.0 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Nepal Sri Lanka Difference
2024 10.7 percent 5.0 percent +5.7 percent
2023 10.6 percent 6.0 percent +4.6 percent
2022 10.8 percent 4.5 percent +6.3 percent
2021 12.2 percent 5.0 percent +7.2 percent
2020 13.0 percent 5.4 percent +7.6 percent
2019 10.4 percent 4.7 percent +5.7 percent
2018 10.6 percent 4.3 percent +6.2 percent
2017 10.7 percent 4.0 percent +6.6 percent
2016 10.7 percent 4.2 percent +6.5 percent
2015 10.6 percent 4.5 percent +6.1 percent
2014 10.6 percent 4.2 percent +6.5 percent
2013 10.7 percent 4.2 percent +6.5 percent
2012 10.6 percent 3.9 percent +6.8 percent
2011 10.6 percent 4.1 percent +6.5 percent
2010 10.6 percent 4.8 percent +5.8 percent
2009 10.6 percent 5.9 percent +4.7 percent
2008 10.6 percent 5.2 percent +5.4 percent
2007 10.7 percent 6.0 percent +4.7 percent
2006 10.6 percent 6.5 percent +4.1 percent
2005 10.6 percent 7.7 percent +2.9 percent
2004 10.7 percent 8.4 percent +2.3 percent
2003 10.7 percent 8.2 percent +2.5 percent
2002 10.6 percent 8.8 percent +1.9 percent
2001 10.5 percent 7.9 percent +2.6 percent
2000 10.6 percent 7.7 percent +2.8 percent
1999 10.6 percent 8.9 percent +1.7 percent
1998 10.6 percent 9.2 percent +1.4 percent
1997 10.5 percent 10.6 percent -0.1 percent
1996 10.4 percent 11.4 percent -0.9 percent
1995 10.5 percent 12.3 percent -1.8 percent
1994 10.5 percent 13.0 percent -2.6 percent
1993 10.5 percent 13.8 percent -3.3 percent
1992 10.5 percent 14.2 percent -3.7 percent
1991 10.5 percent 14.7 percent -4.2 percent

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

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