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.