Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.1% for annual growth of gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +49.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -62.1% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | -224.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -63.1% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1449.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -41.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -95.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +1638.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -107.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | +85.2% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -940.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -52.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +93.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -77.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +261.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -46.9% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -228.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -521.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -85.0% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -151.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -485.9% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -1.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -2.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Dominican Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5561 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3757 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,209 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,056 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,888 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,787 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,675 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Dominican Republic was 1.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).