Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Guyana's unemployment rate stands at 11.96% as of 2025-12-31, up from 11.87% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Guyana's unemployment rate was 11.96%, up from 11.87% in 2024.
In 2024, Guyana's unemployment rate was 11.87%, down from 11.92% in 2023.
In 2023, Guyana's unemployment rate was 11.92%, up from 11.91% in 2022.
In 2022, Guyana's unemployment rate was 11.91%, down from 14.58% in 2021.
In 2021, Guyana's unemployment rate was 14.58%, down from 15.31% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.96% | +0.088% |
| 2024 | 11.87% | -0.043% |
| 2023 | 11.92% | +0.01% |
| 2022 | 11.91% | -2.67% |
| 2021 | 14.58% | -0.732% |
| 2020 | 15.31% | +2.14% |
| 2019 | 13.17% | -0.455% |
| 2018 | 13.63% | +0.161% |
| 2017 | 13.47% | +0.203% |
| 2016 | 13.26% | +0.254% |
| 2015 | 13.01% | +0.372% |
| 2014 | 12.64% | +0.341% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +0.267% |
| 2012 | 12.03% | +0.218% |
| 2011 | 11.81% | +0.179% |
| 2010 | 11.63% | +0.325% |
| 2009 | 11.31% | +0.289% |
| 2008 | 11.02% | +0.178% |
| 2007 | 10.84% | +0.14% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.385% |
| 2005 | 11.09% | -0.196% |
| 2004 | 11.28% | -0.248% |
| 2003 | 11.53% | -0.281% |
| 2002 | 11.81% | +0.014% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -0.121% |
| 2000 | 11.92% | +0.146% |
| 1999 | 11.77% | +0.084% |
| 1998 | 11.69% | +0.122% |
| 1997 | 11.57% | +0.023% |
| 1996 | 11.54% | -0.024% |
| 1995 | 11.57% | +0.032% |
| 1994 | 11.53% | -0.083% |
| 1993 | 11.62% | -0.283% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -0.192% |
| 1991 | 12.09% | — |
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Guyana's unemployment rate is 11.96% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 11.87% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.31% (2020); the lowest is 10.7% (2006), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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