diff --git a/rows.go b/rows.go
index 6aa09bd6..4f03bd6d 100644
--- a/rows.go
+++ b/rows.go
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/marcboeker/go-duckdb/mapping"
 )
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ func (r *rows) ColumnTypeScanType(index int) reflect.Type {
 
 	alias := mapping.LogicalTypeGetAlias(logicalType)
 	if alias == aliasJSON {
-		return reflect.TypeFor[any]()
+		return reflectTypeAny
 	}
 
 	t := mapping.ColumnType(&r.res, mapping.IdxT(index))
@@ -99,51 +97,51 @@ func (r *rows) ColumnTypeScanType(index int) reflect.Type {
 	case TYPE_INVALID:
 		return nil
 	case TYPE_BOOLEAN:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(true)
+		return reflectTypeBool
 	case TYPE_TINYINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(int8(0))
+		return reflectTypeInt8
 	case TYPE_SMALLINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(int16(0))
+		return reflectTypeInt16
 	case TYPE_INTEGER:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(int32(0))
+		return reflectTypeInt32
 	case TYPE_BIGINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(int64(0))
+		return reflectTypeInt64
 	case TYPE_UTINYINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(uint8(0))
+		return reflectTypeUint8
 	case TYPE_USMALLINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(uint16(0))
+		return reflectTypeUint16
 	case TYPE_UINTEGER:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(uint32(0))
+		return reflectTypeUint32
 	case TYPE_UBIGINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(uint64(0))
+		return reflectTypeUint64
 	case TYPE_FLOAT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(float32(0))
+		return reflectTypeFloat32
 	case TYPE_DOUBLE:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(float64(0))
+		return reflectTypeFloat64
 	case TYPE_TIMESTAMP, TYPE_TIMESTAMP_S, TYPE_TIMESTAMP_MS, TYPE_TIMESTAMP_NS, TYPE_DATE, TYPE_TIME, TYPE_TIME_TZ, TYPE_TIMESTAMP_TZ:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+		return reflectTypeTime
 	case TYPE_INTERVAL:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(Interval{})
+		return reflectTypeInterval
 	case TYPE_HUGEINT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(big.NewInt(0))
+		return reflectTypeBigInt
 	case TYPE_VARCHAR, TYPE_ENUM:
-		return reflect.TypeOf("")
+		return reflectTypeString
 	case TYPE_BLOB:
-		return reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})
+		return reflectTypeBytes
 	case TYPE_DECIMAL:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(Decimal{})
+		return reflectTypeDecimal
 	case TYPE_LIST:
-		return reflect.TypeOf([]any{})
+		return reflectTypeSliceAny
 	case TYPE_STRUCT:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(map[string]any{})
+		return reflectTypeMapString
 	case TYPE_MAP:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(Map{})
+		return reflectTypeMap
 	case TYPE_ARRAY:
-		return reflect.TypeOf([]any{})
+		return reflectTypeSliceAny
 	case TYPE_UNION:
-		return reflect.TypeOf(Union{})
+		return reflectTypeUnion
 	case TYPE_UUID:
-		return reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})
+		return reflectTypeBytes
 	default:
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 7c84c805..b41f912e 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -16,6 +16,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/marcboeker/go-duckdb/mapping"
 )
 
+// Precomputed reflect type values to avoid repeated allocations.
+var (
+	reflectTypeBool      = reflect.TypeOf(true)
+	reflectTypeInt8      = reflect.TypeOf(int8(0))
+	reflectTypeInt16     = reflect.TypeOf(int16(0))
+	reflectTypeInt32     = reflect.TypeOf(int32(0))
+	reflectTypeInt64     = reflect.TypeOf(int64(0))
+	reflectTypeUint8     = reflect.TypeOf(uint8(0))
+	reflectTypeUint16    = reflect.TypeOf(uint16(0))
+	reflectTypeUint32    = reflect.TypeOf(uint32(0))
+	reflectTypeUint64    = reflect.TypeOf(uint64(0))
+	reflectTypeFloat32   = reflect.TypeOf(float32(0))
+	reflectTypeFloat64   = reflect.TypeOf(float64(0))
+	reflectTypeTime      = reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{})
+	reflectTypeInterval  = reflect.TypeOf(Interval{})
+	reflectTypeBigInt    = reflect.TypeOf(big.NewInt(0))
+	reflectTypeString    = reflect.TypeOf("")
+	reflectTypeBytes     = reflect.TypeOf([]byte{})
+	reflectTypeDecimal   = reflect.TypeOf(Decimal{})
+	reflectTypeSliceAny  = reflect.TypeOf([]any{})
+	reflectTypeMapString = reflect.TypeOf(map[string]any{})
+	reflectTypeMap       = reflect.TypeOf(Map{})
+	reflectTypeUnion     = reflect.TypeOf(Union{})
+	reflectTypeAny       = reflect.TypeFor[any]()
+)
+
 type numericType interface {
 	int | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | float32 | float64
 }