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

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1654 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1654
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1654
in 2019
All-time low
0.0942
in 2004
Years of data
17
2000–2019

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

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.1052001: 0.1012002: 0.1052003: 0.1042004: 0.0942005: 0.12006: 0.12007: 0.1162008: 0.0992009: 0.1072010: 0.1152011: 0.1132012: 0.1142013: 0.1112015: 0.1192018: 0.1642019: 0.165

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic is 0.1654, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1654 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0942, in 2004.

That places Dominican Republic 48th out of 79 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 total employment in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.105
2001 0.1009 -3.9%
2002 0.1048 +3.9%
2003 0.1038 -0.9%
2004 0.0942 -9.3%
2005 0.0997 +5.9%
2006 0.0998 +0.0%
2007 0.1155 +15.8%
2008 0.0992 -14.2%
2009 0.1067 +7.6%
2010 0.1147 +7.6%
2011 0.1131 -1.4%
2012 0.1136 +0.4%
2013 0.111 -2.3%
2015 0.1188 +7.0%
2018 0.1637 +37.8%
2019 0.1654 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.103 0.0942 0.1155 10
2010s 0.1286 0.111 0.1654 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 45 Serbia 0.1767 compare
  2. 46 Uruguay 0.1699 compare
  3. 47 Venezuela 0.1677 compare
  4. 49 Turkey 0.1603 compare
  5. 50 Vietnam 0.1581 compare
  6. 51 Chile 0.1528 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic was 0.1654 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1654 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0942 in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. 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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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