Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.7217 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7217
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7467
in 2018
All-time low
0.5277
in 2013
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

00.20.40.60.82001201020192001: 0.6182002: 0.5572003: 0.5532004: 0.5342005: 0.5762006: 0.6092007: 0.6412008: 0.5692009: 0.5922010: 0.5842011: 0.6062012: 0.6392013: 0.5282015: 0.6612018: 0.7472019: 0.722

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.7217 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.7467 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5277, in 2013.

That places Dominican Republic 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.6179
2002 0.5572 -9.8%
2003 0.5534 -0.7%
2004 0.5345 -3.4%
2005 0.5756 +7.7%
2006 0.6091 +5.8%
2007 0.6411 +5.3%
2008 0.5694 -11.2%
2009 0.592 +4.0%
2010 0.5836 -1.4%
2011 0.6064 +3.9%
2012 0.6395 +5.5%
2013 0.5277 -17.5%
2015 0.6607 +25.2%
2018 0.7467 +13.0%
2019 0.7217 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5833 0.5345 0.6411 9
2010s 0.6409 0.5277 0.7467 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 7 Morocco 0.8186 compare
  2. 8 Zambia 0.7828 compare
  3. 9 Costa Rica 0.7806 compare
  4. 11 Brazil 0.6998 compare
  5. 12 Palestine, State of 0.6936 compare
  6. 13 Paraguay 0.6934 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Dominican Republic was 0.7217 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.7467 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5277 in 2013.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Dominican Republic ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 paid employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 325 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed