Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 53.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
53.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
93.8%
in 2000
All-time low
51.9%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 93.82001: 92.82002: 93.72003: 93.52004: 93.22005: 68.32006: 63.32007: 56.32008: 57.92009: 54.32010: 53.42011: 54.92012: 54.62013: 54.42014: 51.92015: 52.62016: 53.32017: 53.2

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 53.2% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2014.

Dominican Republic ranks 15th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 93.8%
2001 92.8% -1.1%
2002 93.7% +0.9%
2003 93.5% -0.2%
2004 93.2% -0.3%
2005 68.3% -26.7%
2006 63.3% -7.4%
2007 56.3% -11.1%
2008 57.9% +2.8%
2009 54.3% -6.1%
2010 53.4% -1.7%
2011 54.9% +2.8%
2012 54.6% -0.6%
2013 54.4% -0.4%
2014 51.9% -4.4%
2015 52.6% +1.3%
2016 53.3% +1.4%
2017 53.2% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.7% 54.3% 93.8% 10
2010s 53.5% 51.9% 54.9% 8

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 12 Colombia 61.6% compare
  2. 13 Egypt 61.3% compare
  3. 14 Namibia 58.4% compare
  4. 16 Mauritius 50.4% compare
  5. 17 Panama 49.6% compare
  6. 18 Armenia 47.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Dominican Republic?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Dominican Republic was 53.2% 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) - no breakdown recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2014.
How does Dominican Republic rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.