Women in ministerial positions — all countries

Women in ministerial positions — Dominican Republic

Women in ministerial positions in the Dominican Republic in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 159 in the world out of 190. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 4.8 pp.

2025 9.5% −8.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 159of 190
Period maximum 20.8%2016
Period minimum 6.7%2022

Trend over time

2005–2025 · % of ministers

Women in ministerial positions — Dominican Republic, 2005–20250102030200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 14.3%2008: 14.5%2010: 8.7%2012: 13%2014: 16%2015: 19.2%2016: 20.8%2018: 16.7%2019: 17.4%2020: 17.4%2022: 6.7%2023: 9.1%2024: 17.6%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: −4.8 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Dominican Republic 9.5%
World 22.4%
Women in ministerial positions — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 −8.1 pp
2024 17.6 +8.6 pp
2023 9.1 +2.4 pp
2022 6.7
2020 17.4 +0 pp
2019 17.4 +0.7 pp
2018 16.7
2016 20.8 +1.6 pp
2015 19.2 +3.2 pp
2014 16
2012 13
2010 8.7
2008 14.5
2005 14.3

About the indicator

The share of women among the ministers of a government. The indicator complements the share of women in parliament and often diverges from it: parliamentary representation in many countries is backed by quotas, while the composition of a government is formed by the decision of one person or party, so it reacts faster and shifts more sharply — from zero to full parity within a single round of appointments.

Important: The aggregate for a country group is a simple average across countries rather than a weighted one: the correct weight would be the number of ministers, and the source does not publish it. A simple average answers the question of how widespread the practice is, not of how many women ministers there are in the world.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.