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Prices & public finance · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Suriname: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 9.2% (2025), 23rd of 180 in the world and 4th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean. GDP deflator is 13.0% (2025), 21st of 209 in the world and 6th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Lending rate is 14.5% (2025), 33rd of 136 in the world and 6th of 31 in Latin America & Caribbean.
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Prices & public finance: Suriname in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 9.2%2025 | 23/180 | 4/31 | 59.4% | 6.9% | 34.9% | +2.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 13.0%2025 | 21/209 | 6/40 | 60.7% | 7.2% | 45.2% | +8.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 14.5%2025 | 33/136 | 6/31 | 29.0% | 11.6% | 14.8% | +1.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.3%2025 | 107/136 | 28/31 | -19.7% | 4.1% | -20.9% | −6.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 37.262025 | 84/210 | 11/39 | 1.32 | 2.75 | 9.31 | +991%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 129.1%2023 | 5/119 | 1/22 | · | · | 158.9% | — | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 20.3%2025 | 130/169 | 28/31 | 7.9% | 24.0% | 24.2% | −13.5 ppsince 2015 | 52.9% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 65.4%2025 | 64/146 | 16/31 | 35.8% | 46.1% | 84.9% | +4.7 ppsince 2015 | 72.6% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 3.32025 | 112/165 | 24/32 | · | 4.6 | 3.0 | +125%since 2015 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+125%3.3 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.3 pp9.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Suriname and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Suriname. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Suriname | Brazil | France | Guyana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 9.2%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 3.3%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 13.0%2025 | 5.7%2025 | 1.2%2025 | -7.9%2025 |
| Lending rate | 14.5%2025 | 45.3%2025 | — | 8.2%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 1.3%2025 | 37.5%2025 | — | 17.6%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 37.262025 | 5.592025 | 0.882025 | 208.502025 |
| External debt | 129.1%2023 | 28.7%2024 | — | 22.6%2024 |
| Private credit | 20.3%2025 | 75.1%2025 | 107.6%2024 | 15.6%2025 |
| Broad money | 65.4%2025 | 118.6%2025 | — | 28.8%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 3.32025 | 8.42025 | 3.42025 | 0.82023 |