Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -35.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -31.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.