Rwanda vs Burkina Faso

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Rwanda

11.4 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 Rwanda Burkina Faso Difference
2025 11.4 percent 3.5 percent +7.9 percent
2024 11.3 percent 3.4 percent +7.9 percent
2023 12.4 percent 3.6 percent +8.8 percent
2022 15.1 percent 3.8 percent +11.3 percent
2021 15.8 percent 4.5 percent +11.3 percent
2020 11.8 percent 4.6 percent +7.2 percent
2019 11.2 percent 4.5 percent +6.7 percent
2018 10.8 percent 4.7 percent +6.1 percent
2017 11.9 percent 4.7 percent +7.2 percent
2016 11.8 percent 4.6 percent +7.2 percent
2015 11.8 percent 4.5 percent +7.4 percent
2014 11.8 percent 4.3 percent +7.6 percent
2013 11.8 percent 4.1 percent +7.7 percent
2012 11.7 percent 3.8 percent +7.8 percent
2011 11.8 percent 3.8 percent +7.9 percent
2010 11.6 percent 3.7 percent +7.9 percent
2009 11.6 percent 3.7 percent +7.9 percent
2008 11.5 percent 3.5 percent +8.0 percent
2007 11.6 percent 3.3 percent +8.3 percent
2006 11.6 percent 3.7 percent +7.9 percent
2005 11.8 percent 4.0 percent +7.8 percent
2004 11.7 percent 3.5 percent +8.2 percent
2003 11.7 percent 2.8 percent +8.9 percent
2002 11.4 percent 2.9 percent +8.6 percent
2001 11.7 percent 2.7 percent +9.0 percent
2000 11.7 percent 2.7 percent +9.0 percent
1999 11.6 percent 2.6 percent +9.0 percent
1998 11.3 percent 2.4 percent +8.8 percent
1997 11.1 percent 2.4 percent +8.7 percent
1996 11.5 percent 2.4 percent +9.1 percent
1995 11.9 percent 2.5 percent +9.4 percent
1994 12.2 percent 2.6 percent +9.7 percent
1993 12.2 percent 2.4 percent +9.7 percent
1992 12.1 percent 2.5 percent +9.6 percent
1991 12.3 percent 2.5 percent +9.9 percent

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

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