Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 86.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic is 86.4%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 21st of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.1% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 86.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.1%, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 86.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.3%, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7% | 76.8% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 64.2% | 87.4% | 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 86.4% 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 98.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
- Dominican Republic ranks 21st 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 down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of agriculture (female) 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.