Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank return on assets was 2.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2.3% for bank return on assets in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +33.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Dominican Republic
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0835 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 923.54 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 931.67 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 2.3% 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 2.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank return on assets?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th 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 down 0.3%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.