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 59.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
59.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2002
All-time low
54.3%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060802000200820172000: 88.72001: 86.22002: 89.62003: 87.92004: 87.52005: 71.62006: 66.52007: 58.52008: 58.12009: 55.42010: 54.32011: 56.92012: 57.32013: 56.82014: 55.62015: 58.62016: 58.32017: 59.8

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 59.8% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2010.

That places Dominican Republic 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 - Male in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 88.7%
2001 86.2% -2.7%
2002 89.6% +3.9%
2003 87.9% -1.9%
2004 87.5% -0.5%
2005 71.6% -18.2%
2006 66.5% -7.1%
2007 58.5% -12.0%
2008 58.1% -0.7%
2009 55.4% -4.6%
2010 54.3% -2.0%
2011 56.9% +4.9%
2012 57.3% +0.6%
2013 56.8% -0.8%
2014 55.6% -2.1%
2015 58.6% +5.3%
2016 58.3% -0.6%
2017 59.8% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.0% 55.4% 89.6% 10
2010s 57.2% 54.3% 59.8% 8

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 11 Peru 64.0% compare
  2. 12 Thailand 63.4%
  3. 13 Colombia 62.9% compare
  4. 15 Mauritius 55.4% compare
  5. 16 Palestine, State of 55.3% compare
  6. 17 Namibia 53.2% 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 59.8% 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 89.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2010.
How does Dominican Republic rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Dominican Republic ranks 14th 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 up 2.3%. 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 - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.