Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 54.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) 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) in Dominican Republic is 54.8%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Dominican Republic peaked at 89.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 13th 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) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 54.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 54.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.6%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 48.8% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.8% | 54.8% | 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) in Dominican Republic?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Dominican Republic was 54.8% 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) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-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.