Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.3% for employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in 2013.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -75.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +354.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -75.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +293.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +310.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 4.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +354.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2010 | +310.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | +293.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 21 Belgium 0.3% compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 23 Germany 0.3% compare
- 25 Ireland 0.2% compare
- 26 South Africa 0.2% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic?
- Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Dominican Republic was 0.3% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 88 countries with data for 2013.
- Is employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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