Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 16.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic, 2000–2019
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic stood at 16.5%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.1% | 16.5% | 7 |
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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 public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Dominican Republic was 16.5% in 2019, according to World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.