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
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 82.7% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 82.9% | 88.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 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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About this data
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.