Share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.6265 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6265
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
36th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.6265
in 2018
All-time low
0.3861
in 2006
Years of data
14
2002–2018

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic, 2002–2018

00.20.40.62002201020182002: 0.4142003: 0.4212004: 0.4012005: 0.4042006: 0.3862007: 0.4692008: 0.4842009: 0.5322010: 0.5122011: 0.5172012: 0.5892013: 0.5782015: 0.6192018: 0.626

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic stood at 0.6265. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6265 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3861, in 2006.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic, 2002 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4138
2003 0.4213 +1.8%
2004 0.4007 -4.9%
2005 0.4036 +0.7%
2006 0.3861 -4.3%
2007 0.4695 +21.6%
2008 0.4842 +3.1%
2009 0.5322 +9.9%
2010 0.5122 -3.7%
2011 0.5171 +1.0%
2012 0.5886 +13.8%
2013 0.5782 -1.8%
2015 0.6191 +7.1%
2018 0.6265 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4389 0.3861 0.5322 8
2010s 0.5736 0.5122 0.6265 6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 33 Panama 0.7623 compare
  2. 34 Australia 0.7351 compare
  3. 35 Ecuador 0.7175 compare
  4. 37 Colombia 0.5861 compare
  5. 38 Mexico 0.5542 compare
  6. 39 Honduras 0.4165 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Dominican Republic was 0.6265 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.6265 in 2018.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3861 in 2006.
How does Dominican Republic rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 48 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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