Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 23.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 23.1% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of up 43.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Dominican Republic peaked at 27.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th 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 equity (%, before tax) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -47.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +43.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 23.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 23.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.0%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +60.9% | 13.4% | 21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 13.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 16.1% | 23.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 return on equity in Dominican Republic?
- Bank return on equity in Dominican Republic was 23.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for bank return on equity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 return on equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.