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Maldives - Unemployment Rate 4.51

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

Latest value

4.51 (2025)

Global rank

##74 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1991

5.71×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519911996200120062011201620212025#5#742020 overtook Burkina Faso2021 overtook Austria
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Maldives climbed from #5 to #74 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Maldives ↓

Key Events — Maldives

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2005
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Austria in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120250.794.438.0611.7

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