Unemployment rate,Percent in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Unemployment rate,Percent was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
5.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
37th
of 71 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2021
All-time low
5.1%
in 2025
Years of data
11
2015–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025

024682015202020252015: 7.32016: 7.12017: 5.52018: 5.62019: 6.12020: 5.82021: 7.42022: 5.32023: 5.32024: 5.12025: 5.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 5.1% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2025.

Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.3% 5.5% 7.3% 5
2020s 5.7% 5.1% 7.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Dominican Republic?
Unemployment rate,percent in Dominican Republic was 5.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2025.
How does Dominican Republic rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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