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

Latest (2013)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
82nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1996
All-time low
0.5%
in 2011
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

00.20.40.60.81996200420131996: 0.786 % of total workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.751 % of total workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.693 % of total workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.654 % of total workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.631 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.628 % of total workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.668 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.607 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.617 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.622 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.573 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.539 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.536 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.514 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.552 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.563 % of total workers in the industrial sector

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 79 Honduras 0.6% compare
  2. 80 Colombia 0.6% compare
  3. 81 Uganda 0.6% compare
  4. 83 Panama 0.6% compare
  5. 84 Zambia 0.5% compare
  6. 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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