Presently, the unemployment rate in Sri Lanka stands at 6.7%, an increase of 1.5% (28.0%) since 2021.
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Regions:
215
Date range: 1991 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
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What is Sri Lanka's Unemployment rate?
As of 2022 Sri Lanka's Unemployment rate was 6.7.
How does Sri Lanka's Unemployment rate compare to other regions?
Sri Lanka's Unemployment rate was ranked 114th in 2022
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Sri Lanka Unemployment rate between 1991 and 2022
Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
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2022 | 6.7% | 1.5% |
2021 | 5.2% | 0% |
2020 | 5.2% | 0.5% |
2019 | 4.7% | 0.4% |
2018 | 4.3% | 0.3% |
2017 | 4.1% | 0.2% |
2016 | 4.2% | 0.3% |
2015 | 4.5% | 0.3% |
2014 | 4.2% | 0.1% |
2013 | 4.2% | 0.4% |
2012 | 3.9% | 0.2% |
2011 | 4.1% | 0.7% |
2010 | 4.8% | 1.1% |
2009 | 5.9% | 0.6% |
2008 | 5.2% | 0.8% |
2007 | 6% | 0.5% |
2006 | 6.5% | 1.2% |
2005 | 7.7% | 0.7% |
2004 | 8.4% | 0.2% |
2003 | 8.2% | 0.5% |
2002 | 8.8% | 0.9% |
2001 | 7.9% | 0.2% |
2000 | 7.7% | 1.1% |
1999 | 8.9% | 0.3% |
1998 | 9.2% | 1.4% |
1997 | 10.6% | 0.8% |
1996 | 11.4% | 0.9% |
1995 | 12.3% | 0.8% |
1994 | 13% | 0.8% |
1993 | 13.8% | 0.4% |
1992 | 14.2% | 0.4% |
1991 | 14.7% |
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