Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Dominican Republic

Employment in industry in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 19%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.9 pp.

2025 19% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 182
Period maximum 27.9%1991
Period minimum 18.5%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Dominican Republic, 1991–202517.52022.52527.53019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27.9%1992: 27.8%1993: 27.8%1994: 27.7%1995: 27.5%1996: 27.5%1997: 27%1998: 27.4%1999: 26.5%2000: 26.2%2001: 25.2%2002: 23%2003: 23.7%2004: 24.6%2005: 24%2006: 23.8%2007: 23.9%2008: 22.9%2009: 19.6%2010: 20%2011: 19.7%2012: 20.2%2013: 18.5%2014: 19.1%2015: 19%2016: 19.7%2017: 20.1%2018: 20.3%2019: 19.5%2020: 19.5%2021: 20.3%2022: 19.5%2023: 19.2%2024: 19.1%2025: 19%
Change over the period: −8.9 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 19%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19 −0.1 pp
2024 19.1 −0.1 pp
2023 19.2 −0.3 pp
2022 19.5 −0.8 pp
2021 20.3 +0.8 pp
2020 19.5 +0 pp
2019 19.5 −0.8 pp
2018 20.3 +0.2 pp
2017 20.1 +0.4 pp
2016 19.7 +0.7 pp
2015 19 −0.1 pp
2014 19.1 +0.6 pp
2013 18.5 −1.7 pp
2012 20.2 +0.5 pp
2011 19.7 −0.3 pp
2010 20 +0.4 pp
2009 19.6 −3.3 pp
2008 22.9 −1 pp
2007 23.9 +0.2 pp
2006 23.8 −0.3 pp
2005 24 −0.6 pp
2004 24.6 +0.9 pp
2003 23.7 +0.7 pp
2002 23 −2.1 pp
2001 25.2 −1 pp
2000 26.2 −0.3 pp
1999 26.5 −0.9 pp
1998 27.4 +0.4 pp
1997 27 −0.5 pp
1996 27.5 −0.1 pp
1995 27.5 −0.1 pp
1994 27.7 −0.1 pp
1993 27.8 −0.1 pp
1992 27.8 −0.1 pp
1991 27.9 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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