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Saudi Arabia - Unemployment Rate 3.04

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

Latest value

3.04 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

0.6×

Growth since 1991

0.42×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#10919911996200120062011201620212025#109#422024 overtook Kyrgyzstan2025 overtook Sierra Leone
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #109 to #42 (overtook Kyrgyzstan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events โ€” Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1999
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

2023
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Kyrgyzstan in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Sierra Leone in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.044.586.127.66
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