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

Dominican Republic: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1411 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1411
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
34th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.1411
in 2019
All-time low
0.0696
in 2006
Years of data
17
2000–2019

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

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.0732001: 0.0762002: 0.0772003: 0.0792004: 0.0772005: 0.072006: 0.072007: 0.0912008: 0.0752009: 0.0752010: 0.0832011: 0.0892012: 0.0862013: 0.0892015: 0.0982018: 0.1372019: 0.141

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Dominican Republic is 0.1411, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1411 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0696, in 2006.

Dominican Republic ranks 34th of 65 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 location in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0731
2001 0.0759 +3.8%
2002 0.0768 +1.2%
2003 0.079 +2.9%
2004 0.0768 -2.8%
2005 0.0703 -8.5%
2006 0.0696 -1.0%
2007 0.0911 +30.9%
2008 0.0749 -17.8%
2009 0.0749 +0.0%
2010 0.0831 +10.9%
2011 0.0893 +7.5%
2012 0.0862 -3.5%
2013 0.0891 +3.3%
2015 0.0983 +10.3%
2018 0.1373 +39.7%
2019 0.1411 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0763 0.0696 0.0911 10
2010s 0.1035 0.0831 0.1411 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 31 Poland 0.1516 compare
  2. 32 Bulgaria 0.1511 compare
  3. 33 Serbia 0.1441 compare
  4. 35 Viet Nam 0.1236 compare
  5. 36 Greece 0.1233 compare
  6. 37 Tunisia 0.1219 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Dominican Republic?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Dominican Republic was 0.1411 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1411 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0696 in 2006.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. 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 location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 801 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed