Unemployment Rate rose 170% to 4.97% in Oman in 2020, according to .
Historically, Unemployment Rate in Oman reached an all time high of 4.97% in 2020 and an all time low of 1.80% in 2018. When compared to Oman's main peers, Unemployment Rate in Iran amounted to 11.0%, 8.22% in Saudi Arabia, 5.00% in United Arab Emirates and 13.4% in Yemen in 2020.
Oman has been ranked 113th within the group of 175 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment Rate, 23 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Unemployment Rate | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Bahrain | % | 1.44% | 1.51% | 1.56% | 4.09% | 3.86% | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | % | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.6% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Eritrea | % | 6.50% | 6.41% | 6.34% | 7.44% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 12.1% | 12.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 13.0% | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.7% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Jordan | % | 15.8% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 18.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Oman | % | 2.49% | 1.80% | 1.84% | 4.97% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | 3.94% | 4.08% | 3.98% | 4.65% | 6.27% | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | % | 0.140% | 0.110% | 0.120% | 3.45% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | % | 5.89% | 6.04% | 6.13% | 8.22% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | % | 3.84% | 3.79% | 3.74% | 4.38% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 2.46% | 2.23% | 2.28% | 5.00% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Yemen | % | 13.2% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.4% | ... | ... | ... |