Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate stands at 8.34% as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.29% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate was 8.34%, up from 8.29% in 2024.
In 2024, Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate was 8.29%, up from 8.22% in 2023.
In 2023, Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate was 8.22%, down from 8.33% in 2022.
In 2022, Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate was 8.33%, down from 8.82% in 2021.
In 2021, Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate was 8.82%, up from 8.63% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.34% | +0.044% |
| 2024 | 8.29% | +0.075% |
| 2023 | 8.22% | -0.116% |
| 2022 | 8.33% | -0.487% |
| 2021 | 8.82% | +0.196% |
| 2020 | 8.63% | +0.708% |
| 2019 | 7.92% | +0.099% |
| 2018 | 7.82% | -0.025% |
| 2017 | 7.84% | +0.045% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.02% |
| 2015 | 7.78% | +0.109% |
| 2014 | 7.67% | -0.006% |
| 2013 | 7.68% | -0.086% |
| 2012 | 7.76% | -0.076% |
| 2011 | 7.84% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 7.85% | +0.145% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.131% |
| 2008 | 7.57% | -0.021% |
| 2007 | 7.59% | -0.02% |
| 2006 | 7.61% | -0.055% |
| 2005 | 7.67% | +0.009% |
| 2004 | 7.66% | -0.043% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.055% |
| 2002 | 7.65% | +0.095% |
| 2001 | 7.55% | +0.107% |
| 2000 | 7.44% | +0.027% |
| 1999 | 7.42% | +0.085% |
| 1998 | 7.33% | +0.069% |
| 1997 | 7.26% | +0.048% |
| 1996 | 7.22% | +0.055% |
| 1995 | 7.16% | +0.037% |
| 1994 | 7.12% | +0.099% |
| 1993 | 7.02% | +0.146% |
| 1992 | 6.88% | +0.201% |
| 1991 | 6.68% | — |
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Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate is 8.34% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.29% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 8.82% (2021); the lowest is 6.68% (1991), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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