Dominican Republic - Unemployment Rate 2009
5.47%
−0.49pp from 2008
Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 5.47% in 2009, decreased +0.49pp from 4.76% in 2008. This was the 73rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 0.31% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Pakistan | 0.54% | -89.7% |
| 3rd | Cambodia | 0.58% | -29.8% |
| 4th | Myanmar | 0.71% | 1.7% |
| 5th | Lao PDR | 0.84% | -11.5% |
| 6th | Chad | 0.94% | 2.3% |
| 7th | Benin | 0.95% | 6.1% |
| 8th | Bahrain | 1.07% | -71.1% |
| 9th | Niger | 1.21% | -23.7% |
| 10th | Mali | 1.41% | 1.7% |
| 11th | Tonga | 1.42% | 10.9% |
| 12th | Thailand | 1.49% | 6.4% |
| 13th | Burundi | 1.62% | -0.7% |
| 14th | Kuwait | 1.64% | -6.3% |
| 15th | Cuba | 1.67% | 5.5% |
| 16th | Viet Nam | 1.74% | -27.0% |
| 17th | Solomon Islands | 2.02% | 1.1% |
| 18th | Papua New Guinea | 2.09% | -3.6% |
| 19th | Liberia | 2.24% | 0.9% |
| 20th | Tanzania | 2.50% | -9.9% |
| 21st | Senegal | 2.81% | -0.3% |
| 22nd | Kenya | 2.82% | 2.4% |
| 23rd | Togo | 2.85% | -13.2% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | 2.93% | 4.0% |
| 25th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.97% | -32.9% |
| 26th | Moldova | 3.02% | -24.4% |
| 27th | Norway | 3.10% | 12.9% |
| 28th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.16% | 0.2% |
| 29th | Mozambique | 3.21% | 3.1% |
| 30th | Guatemala | 3.22% | 11.1% |
| 31st | Timor-Leste | 3.29% | -4.2% |
| 32nd | Honduras | 3.29% | 4.3% |
| 33rd | Liechtenstein | 3.34% | 28.2% |
| 34th | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.34% | -59.3% |
| 35th | Korea | 3.36% | 5.9% |
| 36th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 3.48% | 0.0% |
| 37th | Macao SAR, China | 3.58% | 18.3% |
| 38th | Uganda | 3.60% | 18.6% |
| 39th | Malaysia | 3.62% | 8.9% |
| 40th | Burkina Faso | 3.72% | 6.3% |
| 41st | Cameroon | 3.74% | 10.5% |
| 42nd | Nigeria | 3.76% | -0.8% |
| 43rd | Philippines | 3.86% | -47.9% |
| 44th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.88% | 7.0% |
| 45th | Madagascar | 3.89% | 13.2% |
| 46th | Bhutan | 3.96% | 2.9% |
| 47th | Peru | 3.96% | -52.7% |
| 48th | Oman | 3.98% | -4.0% |
| 49th | Turkmenistan | 4.00% | -17.6% |
| 50th | Switzerland | 4.11% | 59.4% |
| 51st | Sierra Leone | 4.27% | 3.3% |
| 52nd | Comoros | 4.30% | -2.6% |
| 53rd | Fiji | 4.31% | -51.0% |
| 54th | Netherlands | 4.35% | -8.8% |
| 55th | San Marino | 4.48% | 44.0% |
| 56th | Vanuatu | 4.57% | -19.4% |
| 57th | Ecuador | 4.61% | -22.6% |
| 58th | China | 4.72% | 2.8% |
| 59th | Malawi | 4.73% | -1.3% |
| 60th | Guinea | 4.91% | 2.3% |
| 61st | Bangladesh | 5.00% | 11.4% |
| 62nd | Uzbekistan | 5.04% | 3.0% |
| 63rd | Japan | 5.07% | 27.2% |
| 64th | Seychelles | 5.14% | 199.3% |
| 65th | Luxembourg | 5.19% | 25.4% |
| 66th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5.26% | 53.6% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.28% | 14.1% |
| 68th | Mexico | 5.36% | 37.3% |
| 69th | Ghana | 5.36% | 4.2% |
| 70th | Austria | 5.37% | 21.4% |
| 71st | Saudi Arabia | 5.38% | 3.9% |
| 72nd | Paraguay | 5.46% | 23.7% |
| 73rd | Dominican Republic | 5.47% | -8.3% |
| 74th | Zimbabwe | 5.48% | 1.4% |
| 75th | Australia | 5.57% | 30.7% |
| 76th | Central African Republic | 5.58% | 1.2% |
| 77th | Cyprus | 5.59% | 53.3% |
| 78th | Samoa | 5.65% | 2.0% |
| 79th | Azerbaijan | 5.74% | -2.0% |
| 80th | Eritrea | 5.76% | 1.3% |
| 81st | Sri Lanka | 5.85% | -2.5% |
| 82nd | Panama | 5.86% | 5.0% |
| 83rd | Slovenia | 5.86% | 32.4% |
| 84th | Mongolia | 5.86% | -36.3% |
| 85th | Singapore | 5.86% | 163.4% |
| 86th | Belarus | 6.10% | 4.4% |
| 87th | Indonesia | 6.11% | -27.2% |
| 88th | New Zealand | 6.12% | 52.1% |
| 89th | Lebanon | 6.36% | -17.1% |
| 90th | Denmark | 6.41% | 141.8% |
| 91st | Brunei Darussalam | 6.46% | 2.3% |
| 92nd | Kazakhstan | 6.55% | -1.1% |
| 93rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.57% | 3.0% |
| 94th | Czechia | 6.66% | 52.2% |
| 95th | Channel Islands | 6.67% | 26.0% |
| 96th | Bulgaria | 6.82% | 20.4% |
| 97th | Romania | 6.86% | 22.5% |
| 98th | Malta | 6.90% | 15.4% |
| 99th | Tajikistan | 7.03% | 205.6% |
| 100th | Iceland | 7.22% | 117.1% |
| 101st | Mauritius | 7.26% | 0.5% |
| 102nd | Jamaica | 7.31% | -30.8% |
| 103rd | El Salvador | 7.33% | 21.2% |
| 104th | India | 7.64% | 0.1% |
| 105th | United Kingdom | 7.68% | 34.2% |
| 106th | Equatorial Guinea | 7.70% | 1.7% |
| 107th | Uruguay | 7.74% | -2.3% |
| 108th | Italy | 7.75% | 14.2% |
| 109th | Afghanistan | 7.81% | -0.9% |
| 110th | Costa Rica | 7.82% | 58.1% |
| 111th | Germany | 7.88% | 6.1% |
| 112th | Belgium | 7.91% | 13.5% |
| 113th | Poland | 8.13% | 8.9% |
| 114th | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.14% | -25.5% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | 8.16% | 34.6% |
| 116th | Finland | 8.25% | 28.4% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | 8.30% | 33.2% |
| 118th | Belize | 8.32% | 1.5% |
| 119th | Sweden | 8.35% | 33.1% |
| 120th | Iraq | 8.42% | -0.6% |
| 121st | Canada | 8.46% | 34.1% |
| 122nd | Argentina | 8.65% | 9.8% |
| 123rd | Suriname | 8.72% | -6.8% |
| 124th | Ukraine | 8.84% | 38.9% |
| 125th | Morocco | 8.96% | -6.7% |
| 126th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.09% | 4.7% |
| 127th | France | 9.12% | 22.6% |
| 128th | Croatia | 9.20% | -29.4% |
| 129th | European Union | 9.21% | 27.2% |
| 130th | United States | 9.25% | 59.6% |
| 131st | Guam | 9.30% | 4.6% |
| 132nd | Brazil | 9.42% | 13.9% |
| 133rd | Portugal | 9.43% | 13.4% |
| 134th | Israel | 9.53% | 24.6% |
| 135th | Greece | 9.55% | 23.2% |
| 136th | Gambia, The | 9.78% | -2.9% |
| 137th | Barbados | 10.02% | 23.3% |
| 138th | Hungary | 10.03% | 35.1% |
| 139th | Algeria | 10.16% | -10.4% |
| 140th | Mauritania | 10.21% | 5.1% |
| 141st | Aruba | 10.30% | 49.3% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 10.58% | -0.1% |
| 143rd | Zambia | 10.58% | 33.5% |
| 144th | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.86% | 13.1% |
| 145th | Guyana | 11.31% | 2.6% |
| 146th | Chile | 11.31% | 46.0% |
| 147th | Rwanda | 11.63% | 0.9% |
| 148th | Maldives | 11.70% | 12.9% |
| 149th | French Polynesia | 11.96% | 1.7% |
| 150th | Slovak Republic | 12.02% | 25.3% |
| 151st | Colombia | 12.07% | 7.3% |
| 152nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.11% | 16.5% |
| 153rd | South Sudan | 12.44% | 1.1% |
| 154th | Ireland | 12.61% | 85.4% |
| 155th | Yemen, Republic of | 12.76% | 0.8% |
| 156th | Jordan | 12.90% | 2.0% |
| 157th | Sudan | 13.00% | -19.0% |
| 158th | Tunisia | 13.29% | 6.8% |
| 159th | Cabo Verde | 13.52% | 4.0% |
| 160th | Estonia | 13.55% | 148.4% |
| 161st | Albania | 13.67% | 4.4% |
| 162nd | Lithuania | 13.79% | 136.6% |
| 163rd | New Caledonia | 13.97% | -2.7% |
| 164th | Türkiye | 14.03% | 43.1% |
| 165th | Bahamas, The | 14.25% | 63.7% |
| 166th | Puerto Rico (US) | 15.00% | 27.1% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | 15.14% | -3.7% |
| 168th | St. Lucia | 15.37% | 20.8% |
| 169th | Haiti | 15.40% | -5.0% |
| 170th | Lesotho | 16.12% | 1.7% |
| 171st | Serbia | 16.12% | 11.9% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 16.17% | -0.8% |
| 173rd | Angola | 16.38% | 1.4% |
| 174th | Latvia | 17.52% | 126.0% |
| 175th | Spain | 17.86% | 58.8% |
| 176th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18.72% | 0.1% |
| 177th | Montenegro | 19.09% | 11.3% |
| 178th | Libya | 19.29% | 1.3% |
| 179th | Armenia | 19.30% | 17.7% |
| 180th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.37% | 3.1% |
| 181st | Gabon | 19.76% | 2.9% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | 19.84% | -0.6% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 20.45% | -23.1% |
| 184th | Georgia | 20.71% | 15.7% |
| 185th | Namibia | 22.27% | 1.2% |
| 186th | South Africa | 23.52% | 4.4% |
| 187th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.07% | 2.9% |
| 188th | Djibouti | 26.33% | 0.5% |
| 189th | Eswatini | 27.49% | -1.4% |
| 190th | North Macedonia | 32.35% | -4.2% |
FAQ
What was Dominican Republic's unemployment rate in 2009?▾
Dominican Republic's unemployment rate in 2009 was 5.47%. This ranked 73rd globally.
How did Dominican Republic's unemployment rate change in 2009?▾
Dominican Republic's unemployment rate decreased by 8.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest unemployment rate in 2009?▾
North Macedonia had the highest unemployment rate in 2009 at 32.35%.
What is the unemployment rate of Dominican Republic in 2009?▾
The unemployment rate of Dominican Republic in 2009 was 5.47%. This ranked 73rd globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Dominican Republic's unemployment rate?▾
Dominican Republic's unemployment rate went from 4.76% in 2008 to 5.47% in 2009, a 8.3% decrease.
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