Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Ghana's unemployment rate stands at 2.98% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.82% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Ghana's unemployment rate was 2.98%, up from 2.82% in 2024.
In 2024, Ghana's unemployment rate was 2.82%, down from 2.83% in 2023.
In 2023, Ghana's unemployment rate was 2.83%, down from 2.87% in 2022.
In 2022, Ghana's unemployment rate was 2.87%, down from 3.2% in 2021.
In 2021, Ghana's unemployment rate was 3.2%, up from 3.18% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.98% | +0.159% |
| 2024 | 2.82% | -0.009% |
| 2023 | 2.83% | -0.041% |
| 2022 | 2.87% | -0.33% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.022% |
| 2020 | 3.18% | +0.111% |
| 2019 | 3.07% | -0.137% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.165% |
| 2017 | 3.37% | -1.89% |
| 2016 | 5.26% | -1.55% |
| 2015 | 6.81% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +2.23% |
| 2013 | 2.17% | -0.953% |
| 2012 | 3.13% | -1.09% |
| 2011 | 4.21% | -1.17% |
| 2010 | 5.38% | +0.022% |
| 2009 | 5.36% | +0.218% |
| 2008 | 5.14% | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.207% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -0.919% |
| 2005 | 5.82% | -0.942% |
| 2004 | 6.76% | -0.97% |
| 2003 | 7.73% | -0.983% |
| 2002 | 8.71% | -0.904% |
| 2001 | 9.62% | -0.841% |
| 2000 | 10.46% | +0.356% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +0.561% |
| 1997 | 7.64% | +0.548% |
| 1996 | 7.09% | +0.607% |
| 1995 | 6.48% | +0.584% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +0.669% |
| 1993 | 5.23% | +0.531% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | +1.21% |
| 1991 | 3.49% | — |
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Ghana's unemployment rate is 2.98% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.82% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 10.46% (2000); the lowest is 2.17% (2013), across data from 1991 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.