Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 88.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
88.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 26 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 2005
All-time low
82.7%
in 2001
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 89.32001: 82.72002: 90.12003: 87.22004: 84.12005: 92.32006: 88.12007: 86.82008: 84.52009: 83.22010: 82.92011: 842012: 85.12013: 86.42014: 84.32015: 88.42016: 88.42017: 88.2

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

In 2017, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic stood at 88.2%.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic peaked at 92.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 2001.

That places Dominican Republic 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 89.3%
2001 82.7% -7.4%
2002 90.1% +9.0%
2003 87.2% -3.2%
2004 84.1% -3.6%
2005 92.3% +9.7%
2006 88.1% -4.6%
2007 86.8% -1.5%
2008 84.5% -2.6%
2009 83.2% -1.5%
2010 82.9% -0.4%
2011 84.0% +1.4%
2012 85.1% +1.2%
2013 86.4% +1.6%
2014 84.3% -2.5%
2015 88.4% +4.9%
2016 88.4% -0.1%
2017 88.2% -0.2%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 88.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.1%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 88.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.1%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.8% 82.7% 92.3% 10
2010s 86.0% 82.9% 88.4% 8

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 12 Peru 92.2% compare
  2. 13 Paraguay 91.7% compare
  3. 14 Ecuador 90.1% compare
  4. 16 Colombia 87.5% compare
  5. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.0% compare
  6. 18 Thailand 86.7%

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic was 88.2% in 2017, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 2001.
How does Dominican Republic rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.