Unemployment Rate in Equatorial Guinea remained unchanged at 8.30 percent in 2025 from 8.30 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Equatorial Guinea averaged 7.50 percent from 1983 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 8.80 percent in 2021 and a record low of 1.30 percent in 1983. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Equatorial Guinea is expected to reach 7.80 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Equatorial Guinea Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 1.89 1.85 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 8.30 8.30 percent Dec 2025


Equatorial Guinea Unemployment Rate
In Equatorial Guinea, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.30 8.30 8.80 1.30 1983 - 2025 percent Yearly