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Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Sri Lanka › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Sri Lanka indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
Currency Symbol: LKR

Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2009 Primary domestic currency: Sri Lanka rupees Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Sri Lanka , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sri Lanka in year 2010 is 5 %

This makes Sri Lanka No. 84 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Sri Lanka is 0.18 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sri Lanka was 5.50 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sri Lanka in 2010 was or will be 9.09% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sri Lanka was or will be 5.00 %, which is 0.00% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sri Lanka, in other Years
Year %
  2016 6
  2015 5
  2014 5
  2013 5
  2012 5
  2011 5
2010 5
  2009 5.5
  2008 6
  2007 6.2
  2006 6.6
  2005 7.7
  2004 8.3
  2003 8.4
  2002 8.8
  2001 7.9
  2000 7.573
  1999 8.857
  1998 9.174
  1997 10.501
  1996 11.294
  1995 12.267
  1994 13.127
  1993 13.777
  1992 14.566
  1991 14.665
  1990 15.897
  1989 n/a
  1988 n/a
  1987 n/a
  1986 n/a
  1985 n/a
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a