Equatorial Guinea — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1983–2025 · 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.

Equatorial Guinea's unemployment rate reading was 8.34% in 2025. The period change from 8.29% in 2024 was +0.04 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 8.2%.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20258.34 %
20248.29 %
20238.22 %
20228.33 %
20218.82 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20208.63 %
20197.92 %
20187.82 %
20177.84 %
20167.8 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.