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

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.2271 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2271
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
42nd
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.2271
in 2019
All-time low
0.1321
in 2004
Years of data
17
2000–2019

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

00.050.10.150.20.252000200920192000: 0.1492001: 0.142002: 0.1462003: 0.152004: 0.1322005: 0.1422006: 0.1492007: 0.1572008: 0.1442009: 0.1642010: 0.1632011: 0.1692012: 0.1582013: 0.1522015: 0.172018: 0.2262019: 0.227

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Dominican Republic is 0.2271, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2271 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1321, in 2004.

Dominican Republic ranks 42nd of 70 countries on this measure, 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 by gender in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1495
2001 0.14 -6.4%
2002 0.1462 +4.4%
2003 0.15 +2.6%
2004 0.1321 -11.9%
2005 0.1418 +7.3%
2006 0.1486 +4.8%
2007 0.1568 +5.6%
2008 0.1443 -8.0%
2009 0.164 +13.6%
2010 0.1626 -0.8%
2011 0.1691 +4.0%
2012 0.1581 -6.5%
2013 0.1519 -3.9%
2015 0.17 +12.0%
2018 0.2255 +32.6%
2019 0.2271 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1473 0.1321 0.164 10
2010s 0.1806 0.1519 0.2271 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 39 South Africa 0.2488 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 0.2398 compare
  3. 41 Namibia 0.236 compare
  4. 43 Uruguay 0.203 compare
  5. 44 Chile 0.2004 compare
  6. 45 Costa Rica 0.199 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Dominican Republic was 0.2271 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.2271 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1321 in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Dominican Republic ranks 42nd out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed