Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.3193 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3193
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
26th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3237
in 2018
All-time low
0.2168
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic, 2002–2019

00.10.20.32002201020192002: 0.2742003: 0.2282004: 0.2172005: 0.2692006: 0.282007: 0.3112008: 0.2732009: 0.2812010: 0.3022011: 0.3022012: 0.32013: 0.2822015: 0.2792018: 0.3242019: 0.319

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic is 0.3193, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3237 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2168, in 2004.

That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.2736
2003 0.2275 -16.8%
2004 0.2168 -4.7%
2005 0.269 +24.1%
2006 0.2798 +4.0%
2007 0.3111 +11.2%
2008 0.2729 -12.3%
2009 0.2807 +2.8%
2010 0.3019 +7.5%
2011 0.3017 -0.0%
2012 0.2996 -0.7%
2013 0.2818 -6.0%
2015 0.2794 -0.8%
2018 0.3237 +15.8%
2019 0.3193 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2664 0.2168 0.3111 8
2010s 0.3011 0.2794 0.3237 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 23 Luxembourg 0.3291 compare
  2. 24 Peru 0.3282 compare
  3. 25 Malta 0.3277 compare
  4. 27 Finland 0.3192 compare
  5. 28 Switzerland 0.3026 compare
  6. 29 Portugal 0.3007 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Dominican Republic was 0.3193 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.3237 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2168 in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
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