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Ecuador - Unemployment Rate 3.31

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

Latest value

3.31 (2025)

Global rank

##52 of 187 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1991

0.76×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#7619911996200120062011201620212025#75#522021 overtook Burkina Faso2024 overtook Belarus
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Ecuador climbed from #75 to #52 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 30 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 35 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.084.095.116.12

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