SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 53.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic stood at 53.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.01 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.5, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4 | — |
| 2001 | 88.42 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 91.01 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 89.8 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 89.41 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.47 | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 65.38 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 57.7 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 57.99 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 55.01 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 53.95 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 56.17 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 56.26 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.9 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.24 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.27 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 56.33 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.17 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.79 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.28 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 54.45 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 57.31 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 56.46 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 55.68 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.7 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 53.5 | -2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 53.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 53.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.18, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.56 | 55.01 | 91.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.74 | 53.95 | 57.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.35 | 53.5 | 57.31 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Dominican Republic was 53.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.01 in 2002.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5 in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 83 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.