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Recurring indicator · Dominican Republic · Macro indicators · checked

Dominican Republic recorded in 2024 its lowest unemployment rate since its 2010 series began at 5.1%

According to the ECLAC annual average rate series, no value fell below 5.1% across the 15 years recorded since 2010. The figure represents a −0.2 pp change compared with 5.3% in 2023.

4.55.386.257.138Latest change −3.2%Jan 2010: 5.21Jan 2011: 6.09Jan 2012: 6.72Jan 2013: 7.35Jan 2014: 6.72Jan 2015: 7.33Jan 2016: 7.08Jan 2017: 5.51Jan 2018: 5.66Jan 2019: 6.17Jan 2020: 5.84Jan 2021: 7.38Jan 2022: 5.29Jan 2023: 5.31Jan 2024: 5.145.14Jan 2010Jan 2014Jan 2017Jan 2021Jan 2024
CEPALSTAT: social indicatorsSep 6, 2026View analysis and records
Recurring indicator · Dominican Republic · Macro indicators · checked

Dominican Republic recorded in 2025 its lowest poverty rate since 2000, reaching 17.3%

Across the 26 years of ECLAC's population series using national figures, no value fell below 17.3%. Compared to 2024 (19%), the rate decreased by 1.7 percentage points.

1021.332.543.855Latest change −8.9%Jan 2000: 31.8Jan 2001: 32.7Jan 2002: 32.4Jan 2003: 41.1Jan 2004: 49.5Jan 2005: 47.2Jan 2006: 43.4Jan 2007: 42.7Jan 2008: 43.2Jan 2009: 41.2Jan 2010: 40.5Jan 2011: 39.3Jan 2012: 39.7Jan 2013: 39.6Jan 2014: 34.8Jan 2015: 30.8Jan 2016: 34.81Jan 2017: 31.22Jan 2018: 28.28Jan 2019: 25.79Jan 2020: 30.42Jan 2021: 30.68Jan 2022: 27.65Jan 2023: 23Jan 2024: 19Jan 2025: 17.317.3Jan 2000Jan 2006Jan 2013Jan 2019Jan 2025
CEPALSTAT: social indicatorsSep 3, 2026View analysis and records
Context · Dominican Republic · Procurement · Audited snapshotchecked

Below-threshold and minor contracting account for 88% of processes started in the latest 30-day window

Of 5,651 processes with a start date in the reviewed window, 3,242 use below-threshold purchasing and 1,743 use minor contracting: 4,985 combined.

01,0802,1603,240Compras por Debajo del UmbralCompras por Debajo del Umbral3,242 · 57.4%Compras por Debajo del Umbral: 3,242Contratación MenorContratación Menor1,743 · 30.8%Contratación Menor: 1,743Procesos de ExcepciónProcesos de Excepción280 · 5%Procesos de Excepción: 280Comparación de PreciosComparación de Precios248 · 4.4%Comparación de Precios: 248Licitación Pública NacionalLicitación Pública Nacional96 · 1.7%Licitación Pública Nacional: 96Licitación Pública AbreviadaLicitación Pública Abreviada25 · 0.4%Licitación Pública Abreviada: 25Subasta InversaSubasta Inversa15 · 0.3%Subasta Inversa: 15Sorteo de ObrasSorteo de Obras1 · 0%Sorteo de Obras: 1Licitación PúblicaInternacionalLicitación Pública Internacional1 · 0%Licitación Pública Internacional: 1
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