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South Sudan - Unemployment Rate 12.37

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

Latest value

12.37 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

2.4×

Growth since 1991

1×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#13619911996200120062011201620212025#151#1622019 overtook Serbia2020 overtook US Virgin Islands
South SudanQatarCambodiaNigerThailand

Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. South Sudan climbed from #151 to #162 (overtook Serbia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Sudan ↓

Key Events — South Sudan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2019
Overtook Serbia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook US Virgin Islands in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2023

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202312.0712.813.5214.25

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