The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic published its report on the agricultural sector credit portfolio, showing that outstanding lending reached DOP 132,415 million at end-2025, up 4.1% or about DOP 5,220 million from a year earlier. The agricultural portfolio represented 10% of total commercial credit and remained focused mainly on financing crop and livestock production, with credit lines also playing an important role in the agroindustrial segment. Rice, cocoa and coffee recorded the largest outstanding balances for production 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 accounted for 47.9% of agricultural credit, followed by the Metropolitan region at 32.8%, the South at 12.4% and the East at 6.8%. Weighted average rates on agricultural loans were 11% in local currency and 6.7% in foreign currency, both below the rest of the commercial portfolio, while the delinquency ratio within multiple banks stood at 0.8% in December 2025 versus 0.9% for other commercial lending.
Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana2026-06-01
Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reports agricultural credit portfolio rose 4.1% to DOP 132.4 billion in 2025
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reported that agricultural sector lending reached DOP 132,415 million at end-2025, up 4.1% year-on-year and accounting for 10% of total commercial credit, focused on crop and livestock production and agroindustrial credit lines. Rice, cocoa and coffee together represented about 23.6% of the agricultural portfolio, while the North (Cibao) and Metropolitan regions concentrated most lending, and agricultural loans carried lower average interest rates and slightly lower delinquency than other commercial credit.