The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic has published its report on the evolution of the agricultural sector credit portfolio, showing that lending to the sector reached DOP 132,415 million at the end of 2025, up 4.1% or about DOP 5,220 million from a year earlier. Agricultural loans represented 10% of total commercial credit. The report also indicates that financing remained concentrated in agricultural and livestock production, while borrowing costs and arrears stayed below the rest of the commercial portfolio. Rice, cocoa and coffee recorded the largest outstanding production balances at DOP 14,029.7 million, DOP 12,978.7 million and DOP 4,242.3 million respectively, together accounting for about 23.6% of the agricultural portfolio. Regionally, the North or Cibao held 47.9% of agricultural credit, followed by Greater Santo Domingo at 32.8%, the South at 12.4% and the East at 6.8%. Weighted average interest rates stood at 11% for local currency loans and 6.7% for foreign currency loans, and the delinquency ratio for the agricultural portfolio within multiple banks was 0.8% at December 2025, compared with 0.9% for the rest of their commercial lending.
Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana2026-06-09
Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reports agricultural lending rose 4.1% to DOP 132.4 billion by end 2025
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reported that agricultural sector credit reached DOP 132,415 million at end-2025, up 4.1% year-on-year and accounting for 10% of total commercial lending. Financing remained concentrated in agricultural and livestock production, with weighted average interest rates of 11% in local currency and 6.7% in foreign currency, and a delinquency ratio of 0.8% versus 0.9% for the rest of the commercial portfolio.