Bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 5.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 14th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +64.5% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +32.7% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.61 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Dominican Republic was 5.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.