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Ghana - Unemployment Rate 2.98

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

2.98 (2025)

Global rank

##39 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.6×

Growth since 1991

0.85×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#101#12119911996200120062011201620212025#65#392020 overtook Papua New Guinea2021 overtook Poland
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Ghana climbed from #65 to #39 (overtook Papua New Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ghana ↓

Key Events โ€” Ghana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2012
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2017
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Papua New Guinea in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Poland in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120252.174.937.710.46

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