Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank return on assets was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Dominican Republic stood at 2.0%.
The figure is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -42.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 331,594 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 29.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 640,346 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 58.35 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 10.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 10.79 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 936.73 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Dominican Republic?
- Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic was 2.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank return on assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 return on assets (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[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.