WORLD Policy Analysis Center

For how long is financial assistance available during unemployment?

This map tells us the maximum length of time for which an unemployed worker who is eligible for government unemployment benefits is entitled to receive these benefits.

The map shows the maximum length of time under ordinary circumstances. It does not include extensions.

All durations were converted into weeks for the purposes of comparability.

No government assistance includes cases where workers receive no financial assistance from the government but are entitled to severance pay from their employer after termination.

Countries

Afghanistan - No government assistance

Andorra - No government assistance

Bangladesh - No government assistance

Belize - No government assistance

Benin - No government assistance

Bhutan - No government assistance

Bolivia - No government assistance

Botswana - No government assistance

Brunei - No government assistance

Burkina Faso - No government assistance

Burundi - No government assistance

Cambodia - No government assistance

Cameroon - No government assistance

Cabo Verde - No government assistance

Central African Republic - No government assistance

Chad - No government assistance

Colombia - No government assistance

Comoros - No government assistance

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No government assistance

Republic of the Congo - No government assistance

Costa Rica - No government assistance

Cote d'Ivoire - No government assistance

Cuba - No government assistance

Djibouti - No government assistance

Dominica - No government assistance

Dominican Republic - No government assistance

El Salvador - No government assistance

Equatorial Guinea - No government assistance

Eritrea - No government assistance

Ethiopia - No government assistance

Fiji - No government assistance

Gabon - No government assistance

The Gambia - No government assistance

Georgia - No government assistance

Ghana - No government assistance

Grenada - No government assistance

Guatemala - No government assistance

Guinea - No government assistance

Guyana - No government assistance

Haiti - No government assistance

Honduras - No government assistance

Indonesia - No government assistance

Jamaica - No government assistance

Kenya - No government assistance

Kiribati - No government assistance

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No government assistance

Kuwait - No government assistance

Laos - No government assistance

Lebanon - No government assistance

Lesotho - No government assistance

Liberia - No government assistance

Libya - No government assistance

Madagascar - No government assistance

Malawi - No government assistance

Malaysia - No government assistance

Maldives - No government assistance

Mali - No government assistance

Marshall Islands - No government assistance

Mauritania - No government assistance

Mexico - No government assistance

Micronesia, Federated States of - No government assistance

Morocco - No government assistance

Mozambique - No government assistance

Myanmar - No government assistance

Namibia - No government assistance

Nepal - No government assistance

Nicaragua - No government assistance

Niger - No government assistance

Nigeria - No government assistance

Oman - No government assistance

Pakistan - No government assistance

Palau - No government assistance

Panama - No government assistance

Papua New Guinea - No government assistance

Paraguay - No government assistance

Peru - No government assistance

The Philippines - No government assistance

Qatar - No government assistance

Rwanda - No government assistance

Samoa - No government assistance

Sao Tome and Principe - No government assistance

Saudi Arabia - No government assistance

Senegal - No government assistance

Sierra Leone - No government assistance

Singapore - No government assistance

Solomon Islands - No government assistance

Somalia - No government assistance

Sri Lanka - No government assistance

St. Kitts and Nevis - No government assistance

St. Lucia - No government assistance

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No government assistance

Sudan - No government assistance

Eswatini - No government assistance

Syria - No government assistance

Tanzania - No government assistance

Timor-Leste - No government assistance

Togo - No government assistance

Tonga - No government assistance

Trinidad and Tobago - No government assistance

Tuvalu - No government assistance

Uganda - No government assistance

Vanuatu - No government assistance

Yemen - No government assistance

Zambia - No government assistance

Zimbabwe - No government assistance

Antigua and Barbuda - 20 weeks or less

Bahamas - 20 weeks or less

South Africa - 20 weeks or less

Azerbaijan - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Bahrain - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Belarus - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Brazil - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Cyprus - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Czech Republic - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Jordan - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Kyrgyzstan - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Slovakia - 20.1 - 26 weeks

United Kingdom - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Uzbekistan - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Venezuela - 20.1 - 26 weeks

Albania - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Argentina - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Armenia - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Austria - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Barbados - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Bulgaria - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Canada - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Chile - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Egypt - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Estonia - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Greece - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Hungary - 26.1 - 52 weeks

India - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Ireland - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Israel - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Italy - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Japan - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Republic of Korea - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Latvia - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Liechtenstein - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Lithuania - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Luxembourg - 26.1 - 52 weeks

North Macedonia - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Malta - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Mauritius - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Moldova - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Montenegro - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Romania - 26.1 - 52 weeks

San Marino - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Thailand - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Tunisia - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Ukraine - 26.1 - 52 weeks

United States of America - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Vietnam - 26.1 - 52 weeks

Algeria - More than 52 weeks

Australia - More than 52 weeks

Belgium - More than 52 weeks

China - More than 52 weeks

Croatia - More than 52 weeks

Denmark - More than 52 weeks

Finland - More than 52 weeks

France - More than 52 weeks

Germany - More than 52 weeks

Iceland - More than 52 weeks

Iran - More than 52 weeks

Monaco - More than 52 weeks

The Netherlands - More than 52 weeks

New Zealand - More than 52 weeks

Norway - More than 52 weeks

Poland - More than 52 weeks

Portugal - More than 52 weeks

Russian Federation - More than 52 weeks

Serbia - More than 52 weeks

Slovenia - More than 52 weeks

Spain - More than 52 weeks

Sweden - More than 52 weeks

Switzerland - More than 52 weeks

Türkiye - More than 52 weeks