The Suriname Country Profile can be characterized as the illustrative 'handbook' about the Surinamese economy. It is produced by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Suriname and presents an overview of the main economic and financial data of the past 10 years in a clear and evident way in graphs. The first edition was published in May 2013. The publication forms part of the Central Bank of Suriname’s endeavor to disseminate high quality information and statistical data on the Surinamese economy to the local and international community, and to increase the availability and transparency of Suriname’s economic data.
 
The Central Bank is pleased to present the fifth edition of the Country Profile with data updates for 2016.
  

Click here for the publication of the fourth edition

 

Click on the photo for the report (Dutch version)

 

This first edition of our Country Profile has been produced by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Suriname. The Profile provides an overall picture of the Surinamese economy with graphs and tables covering up to 10 years of economic and financial data. Various international comparisons are also included to help place Suriname’s economic developments in a broader regional context.

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In the Preface, Governor Gillmore Hoefdraad mentions that the publication of this Profile fits in the Central Bank of Suriname’s endeavor to disseminate high quality information and statistical data on the Surinamese economy to the local and international community, and to increase the availability, accuracy, and transparency of economic data on Suriname.

Commenting on the state of the economy in the past years, Governor Hoefdraad says:

The Surinamese economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience in recent years with a stable and growth-oriented policy mix underpinning a steady pace of economic activity. Investment and growth prospects remain strong. We are confident that this publication will evidence the strength of the Surinamese economy and provide useful insights to the reader.”

 

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
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
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar*)   0.5 5.8

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesMay 23 - 12:30h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.929 37.426
EUR 41.531 41.979
GBP 49.789 50.765
XCG 20.291 20.688
AWG 20.516 20.918
BRL 6.448 6.575
TTD 5.431 5.538
BBD 18.204 18.561
XCD 13.677 13.945
GYD PER 100 17.548 17.892
CNY 5.140 5.241

Weighted Average RatesMay 23 - 12:30h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.651 37.992
EUR 41.344 41.741
GBP 50.763 51.768
XCG 20.687 21.097
AWG 20.917 21.331
BRL 6.574 6.704
TTD 5.538 5.647
BBD 18.560 18.928
XCD 13.945 14.221
GYD PER 100 17.891 18.245
CNY 5.240 5.344

Gold CertificatesMay 23

Coupon SRD
5 gram 39.515,48
10 gram 79.030,97
50 gram 395.154,83
100 gram 790.309,67
500 gram 3.951.548,35
1000 gram 7.903.096,69
Gold LBMA USD 3.284,00 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250521-1W 2025-05-21 5,0
CBTD250514-1W 2025-05-14 6,0
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 6,6
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 7,7

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250521-1W 2025-05-21 6,0
CBTD250514-1W 2025-05-14 7,2
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 7,9
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 9,2
Balance sheet

Inflation

    Average End-of-period
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
Aug   2.0 53.5
Sep   1.5 50.8
Oct   1.0 42.9
Nov   0.6 38.7
Dec   0.1 32.6
       
2024   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.9 29.0
Feb   0.4 25.4
Mar   4.4 26.8
Apr   0.7 20.9
May   0.5 18.6
Jun   0.2 16.2
Jul   0.1 13.0
Aug   0.3 11.1
Sep   0.9 10.5
Oct   0.6 10.1
Nov   0.2 9.6
Dec   0.5 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar*)   0.5 5.8

*) Preliminary figures