Unemployment - Dominican Republic
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Dominican Republic is 15.0 (%) with a global rank of 45.
Dominican Republic compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Dominican Republic is similar to that of Iraq, Iran, Puerto Rico, Belize, Georgia, Albania, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Egypt, Tonga with a respective Unemployment of 16.0, 16.0, 15.9, 15.5, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3 (%) and a global rank of 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.Last 10 years averageDominican Republic had an average Unemployment of 15.4 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Dominican Republic during the Great RecessionDominican Republic's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 6.88% during the Great RecessionDominican Republic since the end of the Great RecessionDominican Republic's Unemployment had a positive growth of 0.67% since the end of the Great Recession
Dominican Republic compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Dominican Republic is similar to that of Iraq, Iran, Puerto Rico, Belize, Georgia, Albania, Slovak Republic, Ireland, Egypt, Tonga with a respective Unemployment of 16.0, 16.0, 15.9, 15.5, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4, 13.5, 13.4, 13.3 (%) and a global rank of 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50.Last 10 years averageDominican Republic had an average Unemployment of 15.4 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Dominican Republic during the Great RecessionDominican Republic's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 6.88% during the Great RecessionDominican Republic since the end of the Great RecessionDominican Republic's Unemployment had a positive growth of 0.67% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 19.9 |
1992 | 20.7 |
1993 | 19.9 |
1994 | 16.2 |
1995 | 15.8 |
1996 | 16.7 |
1997 | 15.6 |
1998 | 14.4 |
1999 | 13.8 |
2000 | 14.2 |
2001 | 15.0 |
2002 | 14.5 |
2003 | 16.5 |
2004 | 18.4 |
2005 | 17.0 |
2006 | 16.0 |
2007 | 15.6 |
2008 | 14.1 |
2009 | 14.9 |
2010 | 13.3 |
2011 | 14.6 |
2012 | 14.3 |
2013 | 15.0 |
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Iraq | 40 | 16.0 |
Iran | 41 | 16.0 |
Puerto Rico | 42 | 15.9 |
Belize | 43 | 15.5 |
Georgia | 44 | 15.0 |
Dominican Republic | 45 | 15.0 |
Albania | 46 | 14.7 |
Slovak Republic | 47 | 14.4 |
Ireland | 48 | 13.5 |
Egypt | 49 | 13.4 |
Tonga | 50 | 13.3 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators