Official data · November 2, 2026

Cheque use in the Dominican Republic hits a low: 2,833,653 cheques in January-September 2026, the fewest since 2007

From January to September 2026, 2,833,653 cheques were presented for clearing at the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD), the lowest count for those nine months since the series began in 2007, when there were 12,301,928. That is 9.74 % fewer than in the same period of 2025, according to Economía con Datos calculations with the source's data.

Cheques presented for clearing in January-September: 12.30 million in 2007 and 2.83 million (2,833,653) in 2026, with columns by year.

On Mondays, Economía con Datos looks for a record in the official series. Today it is cheques: the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) publishes the monthly number and value of cheques presented and returned in its clearing house since January 2007.

The record

From January to September 2026, 2,833,653 cheques were presented, the lowest January-September total in the series: 9.74 % fewer than in 2025 (3,139,286) and 76.97 % fewer than in 2007 (12,301,928). September 2026 alone, with 309,097 cheques, was the lowest September on record. The lowest month overall remains April 2020 (238,183), during the pandemic lockdown.

Fewer cheques, larger amounts

The value presented fell much less: RD$602,778.57 million in January-September 2026, 0.55 % below 2025 (RD$606,100.77 million). The average cheque was RD$212,721, up from RD$193,070 in 2025 and RD$81,576 in 2007 (current pesos). Meanwhile, active card payment terminals (POS) reached 240,837 at the end of September 2026, 5.37 % more than a year earlier and 8.18 times the September 2011 count.

Counts, values and terminals are as published by the BCRD; nine-month totals, changes, averages and ratios are Economía con Datos calculations.

Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).

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Cheque use in the Dominican Republic hits a low: 2,833,653 cheques in January-September 2026, the fewest since 2007

The record

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