[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
36th
of 39 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2015–2023

00.20.40.62015201920232015: 0.42016: 0.42017: 0.42018: 0.42019: 0.42020: 0.52021: 0.62022: 0.62023: 0.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 0.4%
2016 0.4% +0.0%
2017 0.4% +0.0%
2018 0.4% +0.0%
2019 0.4% +0.0%
2020 0.5% +25.0%
2021 0.6% +20.0%
2022 0.6% +0.0%
2023 0.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 33 Canada 47.4% compare
  2. 33 Caribbean 1.9% compare
  3. 34 Latvia 46.1% compare
  4. 35 Belarus 44.6%
  5. 36 Estonia 44.0% compare
  6. 37 Norway 43.3% compare
  7. 38 Israel 42.8% compare
  8. 39 Bulgaria 39.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
[ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
124 places, 1,171 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed