Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 297.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic is 297.63, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic peaked at 297.63 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 190.66, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 215.16 | — |
| 2016 | 210.06 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 213.21 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 215.93 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 212.45 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 190.66 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 228.5 | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 249.34 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 271.76 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 268.69 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 297.63 | +10.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 297.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 408.06, 73% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 297.63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 380.6, 78% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 213.36 | 210.06 | 215.93 | 5 |
| 2020s | 251.1 | 190.66 | 297.63 | 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 tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic?
- Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Dominican Republic was 297.63 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 297.63 in 2025.
- What is the lowest tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 190.66 in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.