SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate … previous ICLS13 15+ in Arab States: High income
Arab States: High income: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate … previous ICLS13 15+ was 2.48 in 2027. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) in Arab States: High income, 2000–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Arab States: High income recorded 2.48 for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Arab States: High income peaked at 5.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2026.
Arab States: High income ranks 83rd of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate … previous ICLS13 15+ in Arab States: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.41 | — |
| 2001 | 3.46 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.87 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 4.12 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.31 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.45 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.11 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 3.71 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 3.85 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.08 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.96 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.92 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.05 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.79 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.93 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.85 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.73 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.46 | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 4.57 | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 3.99 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 3.01 | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 2.77 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 2.54 | -8.5% |
| 2026 | 2.48 | -2.4% |
| 2027 | 2.48 | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate … previous ICLS13 15+ in Arab States: High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.5% | 3.73 | 5.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.97 | 3.41 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.73 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 | 2.48 | 5.46 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab States: High income
More work & labour data for Arab States: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,091 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.96 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 15,065 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.853 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 124,100 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 57,988 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 68.23 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.16 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Arab States: High income?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) in Arab States: High income was 2.48 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) recorded in Arab States: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2026.
- How does Arab States: High income rank for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition)?
- Arab States: High income ranks 83rd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (previous ilo definition) rising or falling in Arab States: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab States: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.