Benin — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1986–2025 · 36 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Benin was 1.59% in 2025. The previous reading was 1.64% in 2024; the period change was −0.05 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 1.61%, the latest reading was below.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1986–2025
- All 2 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.59 % |
| 2024 | 1.64 % |
| 2023 | 1.64 % |
| 2022 | 1.68 % |
| 2021 | 1.83 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 1.52 % |
| 2019 | 1.21 % |
| 2018 | 1.43 % |
| 2017 | 1.69 % |
| 2016 | 1.83 % |