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.