Tasks

The Centrale Bank van Suriname is assigned several tasks as provided in the Bank Act of 1956 (Prevailing Text S.B. 173 of 2010).

The Bank’s duties are as follows:

  1. promoting stability in the value of the Surinamese currency;
  2. attending to the circulation of money in Suriname with respect to banknotes and facilitating cashless payments;
  3. promoting the development of a sound banking and credit sector in Suriname;
  4. supervising the banking and credit sector, the pension and insurance sector, currency exchange operations, and transfers of financial resources from and to other countries, all on the basis of the applicable provisions of law; supervision is also aimed at ensuring the integrity of the institutions active in these sectors and sub-sectors;
  5. promoting and facilitating payment transactions by Suriname with other countries;
  6. promoting the balanced socioeconomic development of Suriname.

Exchange RatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Currency Buying Selling
USD 14,018 14,290
EUR 16,628 16,959
GBP 19,396 19,782
ANG 7,699 7,852
AWG 7,784 7,939
BRL 2,438 2,485
TTD 2,063 2,103
BBD 6,907 7,044
XCD 5,190 5,293
PER 100 GYD 6,657 6,790

Gold CertificatesMarch 09th and until further notice

Coupon SRD
5 gram 7.814,97
10 gram 15.629,94
50 gram 78.149,69
100 gram 156.299,39
500 gram 781.496,94
1000 gram 1562993,88
Gold LME: USD 1.701,00 /tr.oz.

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2013   1.9 0.6
2014   3.4 3.9
2015   6.9 25.1
2016   55.5 52.4
2017   22.0  9.2 
2018   6.8# 5.4 
2019   4.4#  4.2 
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1  60.7 
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul*   3.0 56.6

*) Preliminary figures

# 10-months inflation (Computations without data for May and June)

 

Weighted Average RatesSeptember 26 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.328 38.436
EUR 40.124 40.874
GBP 46.710 47.625
ANG 21.059 21.472
AWG 21.293 21.711
BRL 7.710 7.861
TTD 5.667 5.778
BBD 18.894 19.264
XCD 14.196 14.474
PER 100 GYD 18.212 18.569
CNY 5.244 5.346

Weighted Average RatesSeptember 26 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.572 38.051
EUR 39.078 39.942
GBP 45.788 46.695
ANG 20.644 21.053
AWG 20.873 21.287
BRL 7.558 7.707
TTD 5.556 5.666
BBD 18.521 18.888
XCD 13.916 14.191
PER 100 GYD 17.853 18.207
CNY 5.140 5.242

Gold CertificatesSeptember 26

Coupon SRD
5 gram 23.786,24
10 gram 47.572,48
50 gram 237.862,41
100 gram 475.724,82
500 gram 2.378.624,10
1000 gram 4.757.248,19
Gold LBMA USD 1.924,85 /tr.oz

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230920-1W 2023-09-20 38,5
CBTD230913-1W 2023-09-13 38,5
CBTD230906-1W 2023-09-06 39,5
CBTD230830-1W 2023-08-30 40,4

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230920-1W 2023-09-20 46,2
CBTD230913-1W 2023-09-13 46,2
CBTD230906-1W 2023-09-06 47,4
CBTD230830-1W 2023-08-30 48,5
Balance sheet

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
2013   1.9 0.6
2014   3.4 3.9
2015   6.9 25.1
2016   55.5 52.4
2017   22.0  9.2 
2018   6.8# 5.4 
2019   4.4#  4.2 
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1  60.7 
2022   52.4 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar   3.2 59.6
Apr   5.7 65.4
May   2.4 65.0
Jun   2.3 54.6
Jul*   3.0 56.6

*) Preliminary figures

# 10-months inflation (Computations without data for May and June)