Labor market, Overall in Uganda

Uganda: Labor market, Overall was 0.7891 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.7891
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9972
in 1973
All-time low
0.7891
in 2006
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Uganda, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9971974: 0.9971975: 0.9971976: 0.9971977: 0.9971978: 0.9811979: 0.9811980: 0.9811981: 0.9811982: 0.9811983: 0.9811984: 0.9811985: 0.9811986: 0.9811987: 0.9811988: 0.9811989: 0.9811990: 0.9811991: 0.9811992: 0.9811993: 0.9811994: 0.9811995: 0.9811996: 0.9811997: 0.9811998: 0.9811999: 0.9812000: 0.9812001: 0.9812002: 0.9812003: 0.9812004: 0.9812005: 0.9812006: 0.7892007: 0.7892008: 0.7892009: 0.7892010: 0.7892011: 0.7892012: 0.7892013: 0.7892014: 0.789

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, labor market, overall in Uganda stood at 0.7891. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Uganda peaked at 0.9972 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7891, in 2006.

Uganda ranks 22nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9927 0.9812 0.9972 7
1980s 0.9812 0.9812 0.9812 10
1990s 0.9812 0.9812 0.9812 10
2000s 0.9044 0.7891 0.9812 10
2010s 0.7891 0.7891 0.7891 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 19 Denmark 0.7962 compare
  2. 20 Nepal 0.7958 compare
  3. 21 El Salvador 0.7923 compare
  4. 23 Ecuador 0.7865 compare
  5. 24 Jordan 0.7858 compare
  6. 25 New Zealand 0.782 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Uganda?
Labor market, overall in Uganda was 0.7891 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.9972 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7891 in 2006.
How does Uganda rank for labor market, overall?
Uganda ranks 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, Overall
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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