Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.5551 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5551
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8761
in 1984
All-time low
0.5551
in 1992
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Dominican Republic, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.8721974: 0.8721975: 0.8721976: 0.8721977: 0.8721978: 0.8721979: 0.8721980: 0.8721981: 0.8721982: 0.8721983: 0.8721984: 0.8761985: 0.8761986: 0.8761987: 0.8761988: 0.8761989: 0.8761990: 0.8761991: 0.8761992: 0.5551993: 0.5551994: 0.5551995: 0.5551996: 0.5551997: 0.5551998: 0.5551999: 0.5552000: 0.5552001: 0.5552002: 0.5552003: 0.5552004: 0.5552005: 0.5552006: 0.5552007: 0.5552008: 0.5552009: 0.5552010: 0.5552011: 0.5552012: 0.5552013: 0.5552014: 0.555

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - firing costs in Dominican Republic is 0.5551, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.8761 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.5551, in 1992.

That places Dominican Republic 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Dominican Republic, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.8723
1974 0.8723 +0.0%
1975 0.8723 +0.0%
1976 0.8723 +0.0%
1977 0.8723 +0.0%
1978 0.8723 +0.0%
1979 0.8723 +0.0%
1980 0.8723 +0.0%
1981 0.8723 +0.0%
1982 0.8723 +0.0%
1983 0.8723 +0.0%
1984 0.8761 +0.4%
1985 0.8761 +0.0%
1986 0.8761 +0.0%
1987 0.8761 +0.0%
1988 0.8761 +0.0%
1989 0.8761 +0.0%
1990 0.8761 +0.0%
1991 0.8761 +0.0%
1992 0.5551 -36.6%
1993 0.5551 +0.0%
1994 0.5551 +0.0%
1995 0.5551 +0.0%
1996 0.5551 +0.0%
1997 0.5551 +0.0%
1998 0.5551 +0.0%
1999 0.5551 +0.0%
2000 0.5551 +0.0%
2001 0.5551 +0.0%
2002 0.5551 +0.0%
2003 0.5551 +0.0%
2004 0.5551 +0.0%
2005 0.5551 +0.0%
2006 0.5551 +0.0%
2007 0.5551 +0.0%
2008 0.5551 +0.0%
2009 0.5551 +0.0%
2010 0.5551 +0.0%
2011 0.5551 +0.0%
2012 0.5551 +0.0%
2013 0.5551 +0.0%
2014 0.5551 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8723 0.8723 0.8723 7
1980s 0.8746 0.8723 0.8761 10
1990s 0.6193 0.5551 0.8761 10
2000s 0.5551 0.5551 0.5551 10
2010s 0.5551 0.5551 0.5551 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 65 Azerbaijan 0.5648 compare
  2. 65 Russia 0.5648 compare
  3. 67 Colombia 0.5594 compare
  4. 69 Brazil 0.5424 compare
  5. 70 Spain 0.5375 compare
  6. 71 Uruguay 0.5218 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Dominican Republic?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Dominican Republic was 0.5551 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.8761 in 1984.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5551 in 1992.
How does Dominican Republic rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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