Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Dominican Republic

Employment in agriculture in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 7%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 11.2 pp.

2025 7% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 118of 182
Period maximum 18.2%1991
Period minimum 7%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Dominican Republic, 1991–2025510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 18.2%1992: 17.8%1993: 17.5%1994: 17.2%1995: 16.9%1996: 16.5%1997: 16.6%1998: 14%1999: 14.5%2000: 14.1%2001: 13%2002: 13.7%2003: 12.8%2004: 12.8%2005: 12.3%2006: 12.3%2007: 11.5%2008: 11.4%2009: 11.8%2010: 11.1%2011: 10.8%2012: 10.1%2013: 9.9%2014: 10.1%2015: 9.8%2016: 9%2017: 9.7%2018: 9.4%2019: 8.9%2020: 9%2021: 8%2022: 7.8%2023: 7.4%2024: 7.2%2025: 7%
Change over the period: −11.2 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 7%
World 25.8%
Employment in agriculture — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7 −0.2 pp
2024 7.2 −0.2 pp
2023 7.4 −0.4 pp
2022 7.8 −0.2 pp
2021 8 −0.9 pp
2020 9 +0.1 pp
2019 8.9 −0.6 pp
2018 9.4 −0.2 pp
2017 9.7 +0.7 pp
2016 9 −0.8 pp
2015 9.8 −0.3 pp
2014 10.1 +0.2 pp
2013 9.9 −0.2 pp
2012 10.1 −0.6 pp
2011 10.8 −0.3 pp
2010 11.1 −0.7 pp
2009 11.8 +0.4 pp
2008 11.4 −0.2 pp
2007 11.5 −0.8 pp
2006 12.3 +0 pp
2005 12.3 −0.5 pp
2004 12.8 −0 pp
2003 12.8 −0.9 pp
2002 13.7 +0.8 pp
2001 13 −1.1 pp
2000 14.1 −0.4 pp
1999 14.5 +0.4 pp
1998 14 −2.6 pp
1997 16.6 +0.1 pp
1996 16.5 −0.3 pp
1995 16.9 −0.3 pp
1994 17.2 −0.3 pp
1993 17.5 −0.4 pp
1992 17.8 −0.4 pp
1991 18.2 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.