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Papua New Guinea - Unemployment Rate 2.57

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

Latest value

2.57 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

0.5×

Growth since 1991

0.92×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#4919911996200120062011201620212025#49#252020 overtook Ivory Coast2025 overtook Czech Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #49 to #25 (overtook Ivory Coast). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events โ€” Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Ivory Coast in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Czech Republic in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202522.342.693.03
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