Labor market, Overall in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Labor market, Overall was 0.533 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.533
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9726
in 1973
All-time low
0.533
in 2006
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Zimbabwe, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9731974: 0.9731975: 0.9731976: 0.9731977: 0.9731978: 0.9731979: 0.9731980: 0.9731981: 0.91982: 0.91983: 0.91984: 0.91985: 0.91986: 0.5841987: 0.5841988: 0.5841989: 0.5841990: 0.5841991: 0.6481992: 0.6481993: 0.6531994: 0.6531995: 0.6531996: 0.6531997: 0.6531998: 0.6531999: 0.6532000: 0.6532001: 0.6532002: 0.6532003: 0.5652004: 0.5652005: 0.5652006: 0.5332007: 0.5332008: 0.5332009: 0.5332010: 0.5332011: 0.5332012: 0.5332013: 0.5332014: 0.533

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, labor market, overall in Zimbabwe stood at 0.533. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9726 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.533, in 2006.

That places Zimbabwe 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9726 0.9726 0.9726 7
1980s 0.7811 0.584 0.9726 10
1990s 0.6452 0.584 0.6531 10
2000s 0.5786 0.533 0.6531 10
2010s 0.533 0.533 0.533 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 76 Norway 0.5422 compare
  2. 77 Egypt 0.5393 compare
  3. 78 Kyrgyzstan 0.5373 compare
  4. 80 China 0.5296 compare
  5. 81 Argentina 0.5293 compare
  6. 82 Russian Federation 0.5199 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Zimbabwe?
Labor market, overall in Zimbabwe was 0.533 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.9726 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.533 in 2006.
How does Zimbabwe rank for labor market, overall?
Zimbabwe ranks 79th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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