Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
82nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2000
All-time low
9.6%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 17.22001: 15.62002: 14.42003: 14.72004: 15.42005: 152006: 14.32007: 14.32008: 13.42009: 10.82010: 10.82011: 10.52012: 10.62013: 10.12014: 102015: 9.92016: 10.22017: 102018: 9.92019: 10.12020: 10.52021: 9.92022: 9.62023: 9.92024: 9.8

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 9.8% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in 2024.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic peaked at 17.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2022.

That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 17.2%
2001 15.6% -9.0%
2002 14.4% -7.7%
2003 14.7% +2.1%
2004 15.4% +4.9%
2005 15.0% -2.9%
2006 14.3% -4.3%
2007 14.3% -0.2%
2008 13.4% -6.4%
2009 10.8% -19.3%
2010 10.8% -0.1%
2011 10.5% -3.0%
2012 10.6% +1.1%
2013 10.1% -4.2%
2014 10.0% -1.1%
2015 9.9% -1.7%
2016 10.2% +3.3%
2017 10.0% -1.7%
2018 9.9% -1.5%
2019 10.1% +2.2%
2020 10.5% +4.1%
2021 9.9% -5.3%
2022 9.6% -3.3%
2023 9.9% +3.2%
2024 9.8% -1.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 9.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 9.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.5% 10.8% 17.2% 10
2010s 10.2% 9.9% 10.8% 10
2020s 9.9% 9.6% 10.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Dominican Republic was 9.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2022.
How does Dominican Republic rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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