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Brazil - Unemployment Rate 5.97

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

Latest value

5.97 (2025)

Global rank

##109 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1991

0.87×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#27#53#79#105#13119911996200120062011201620212025#105#1092024 overtook Barbados2025 overtook Belgium
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Brazil climbed from #105 to #109 (overtook Barbados). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events โ€” Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2016
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2024
Overtook Barbados in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120255.978.5511.1213.7

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