Employment in services — all countries

Employment in services — Dominican Republic

Employment in services in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 74%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 20.1 pp.

2025 74% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 182
Period maximum 74%2025
Period minimum 53.9%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Dominican Republic, 1991–20255060708019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.9%1992: 54.3%1993: 54.8%1994: 55.2%1995: 55.6%1996: 56%1997: 56.4%1998: 58.6%1999: 59.1%2000: 59.7%2001: 61.9%2002: 63.2%2003: 63.5%2004: 62.5%2005: 63.7%2006: 63.9%2007: 64.5%2008: 65.7%2009: 68.6%2010: 68.9%2011: 69.6%2012: 69.7%2013: 71.6%2014: 70.8%2015: 71.2%2016: 71.3%2017: 70.2%2018: 70.3%2019: 71.7%2020: 71.6%2021: 71.7%2022: 72.8%2023: 73.4%2024: 73.7%2025: 74%
Change over the period: +20.1 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 74%
World 50.6%
Employment in services — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 74 +0.3 pp
2024 73.7 +0.3 pp
2023 73.4 +0.7 pp
2022 72.8 +1 pp
2021 71.7 +0.2 pp
2020 71.6 −0.1 pp
2019 71.7 +1.3 pp
2018 70.3 +0.1 pp
2017 70.2 −1 pp
2016 71.3 +0.1 pp
2015 71.2 +0.4 pp
2014 70.8 −0.8 pp
2013 71.6 +1.9 pp
2012 69.7 +0.1 pp
2011 69.6 +0.7 pp
2010 68.9 +0.3 pp
2009 68.6 +2.9 pp
2008 65.7 +1.2 pp
2007 64.5 +0.6 pp
2006 63.9 +0.3 pp
2005 63.7 +1.1 pp
2004 62.5 −0.9 pp
2003 63.5 +0.2 pp
2002 63.2 +1.4 pp
2001 61.9 +2.1 pp
2000 59.7 +0.6 pp
1999 59.1 +0.5 pp
1998 58.6 +2.1 pp
1997 56.4 +0.4 pp
1996 56 +0.4 pp
1995 55.6 +0.5 pp
1994 55.2 +0.4 pp
1993 54.8 +0.4 pp
1992 54.3 +0.5 pp
1991 53.9

About the indicator

The share of total employment in the service sector: trade, transport, communications, finance, business services, public administration, education, health care. In high-income countries it exceeds 70–80%; the rise of this share is the main line of structural change in labor markets over the past half century.

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