Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2013, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
Dominican Republic ranks 82nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8% | — |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic was 0.6% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2013.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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