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

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2866 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2866
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2883
in 2018
All-time low
0.1706
in 2004
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic, 2000–2019

00.10.20.32000200920192000: 0.1852001: 0.1862002: 0.1972003: 0.1892004: 0.1712005: 0.1892006: 0.1862007: 0.2132008: 0.192009: 0.2092010: 0.2272011: 0.222012: 0.2142013: 0.2062015: 0.2142018: 0.2882019: 0.287

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic stood at 0.2866.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2883 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1706, in 2004.

That places Dominican Republic 32nd out of 75 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1846
2001 0.1858 +0.6%
2002 0.1967 +5.9%
2003 0.1895 -3.7%
2004 0.1706 -10.0%
2005 0.1887 +10.6%
2006 0.1862 -1.3%
2007 0.2131 +14.4%
2008 0.1902 -10.7%
2009 0.2088 +9.8%
2010 0.2267 +8.5%
2011 0.2204 -2.7%
2012 0.2136 -3.1%
2013 0.2056 -3.8%
2015 0.214 +4.1%
2018 0.2883 +34.8%
2019 0.2866 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1914 0.1706 0.2131 10
2010s 0.2365 0.2056 0.2883 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 29 Austria 0.2896 compare
  2. 30 Spain 0.2892 compare
  3. 31 Venezuela 0.2867 compare
  4. 33 Hungary 0.2784 compare
  5. 34 Slovakia 0.2781 compare
  6. 35 Cameroon 0.2762 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Dominican Republic was 0.2866 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2883 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1706 in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 75 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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