Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was 20.49 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Dominican Republic is 20.49 %, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Dominican Republic peaked at 23.78 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.14 %, in 2023.
That places Dominican Republic 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.47 % | — |
| 2001 | 18.81 % | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.51 % | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 22.54 % | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 21.87 % | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 20.49 % | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 21.7 % | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 20.37 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 19.61 % | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 23.39 % | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 21.68 % | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 22.74 % | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 22.65 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.28 % | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 23.78 % | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 20.09 % | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 19.26 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 22.04 % | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 21.02 % | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 20.34 % | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 19.84 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.17 % | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 18.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 19.53 % | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 20.49 % | +4.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 20.49 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.64 %, 4.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 20.49 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.57 %, 4.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.78 % | 18.81 % | 23.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.49 % | 19.26 % | 23.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.45 % | 18.14 % | 20.5 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.1 % compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire -16.4 % compare
- 2 Georgia 16.67 % compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.53 % compare
- 3 Palestine 14.92 % compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.54 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -6.09 % compare
- 4 Seychelles 14.61 % compare
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Dominican Republic?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Dominican Republic was 20.49 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.78 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.14 % in 2023.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 1st out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total employment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.