Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic is 7.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.2% | — |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.0% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 7.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.