Dominican Republic - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dominican Republic was 29.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 36.83 in 1992, while its lowest value was 29.40 in 2019.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 31.08
1992 36.83
1993 33.38
1994 30.34
1995 30.43
1996 30.21
1997 30.22
1998 30.04
1999 29.93
2000 29.82
2001 31.82
2002 32.38
2003 30.04
2004 29.45
2005 32.68
2006 31.36
2007 31.50
2008 34.47
2009 32.00
2010 33.63
2011 32.58
2012 31.63
2013 31.39
2014 29.93
2015 31.93
2016 31.19
2017 30.51
2018 30.54
2019 29.40

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dominican Republic was 49.64 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 55.35 in 2009, while its lowest value was 43.83 in 1994.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 47.21
1992 47.38
1993 46.08
1994 43.83
1995 46.60
1996 47.03
1997 47.36
1998 47.89
1999 48.57
2000 49.25
2001 50.61
2002 51.88
2003 52.56
2004 51.29
2005 53.15
2006 53.03
2007 51.84
2008 54.03
2009 55.35
2010 55.28
2011 55.29
2012 54.25
2013 52.65
2014 53.68
2015 51.97
2016 50.39
2017 52.50
2018 51.51
2019 49.64

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Dominican Republic was 41.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 47.51 in 2010, while its lowest value was 39.77 in 1994.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 42.56
1992 44.27
1993 42.28
1994 39.77
1995 41.69
1996 41.86
1997 41.99
1998 42.20
1999 42.56
2000 42.93
2001 44.50
2002 45.30
2003 45.03
2004 44.12
2005 46.24
2006 45.62
2007 44.90
2008 47.13
2009 47.36
2010 47.51
2011 46.95
2012 45.89
2013 44.81
2014 44.83
2015 44.40
2016 43.07
2017 43.97
2018 43.37
2019 41.77

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity