Bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank net interest margin was 7.1% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic, 2000β2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic peaked at 10.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 31.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.97 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 793.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 31.9% (2025)
- Broad money 41.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 26.8% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 61.99 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -35,306 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic?
- Bank net interest margin in Dominican Republic was 7.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank net interest margin?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.