In 2012 the Central Bank of Suriname removed 170 falsified Surinamese dollar bills out of circulation. In recent years large quantities of counterfeit bills have been intercepted. The majority are imitations of bills from the emissions that have been issued before end-2010. In comparison, the new bills that have been brought into circulation from November 2010 onwards appear less subject to falsification. Only 36 bills that were representations of the new bills have been detected.


The main explanation for less counterfeit for new bills as compared to counterfeit for bills from the old emissions appear to be the improved authenticity features. This makes imitation more of a problem. The new safety features include, amongst others, a holographic strip, a color changing safety thread, a protective layer, and reinforced sides and corners. They also bear the date of 1 September 2010. The old emissions have retained their status of legal tender but will in time be fully replaced. This will happen as they are being returned to the central bank and the bank takes them out of circulation for destruction.

The Central Bank of Suriname is the sole issuer of Surinamese dollar bills by law. In addition, it has been given the mandate by the Ministry of Finance to keep coin bills in depot and issue them on behalf of the treasury.

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 9.8

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesApril 01 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.331 36.731
EUR 39.017 39.805
GBP 46.846 47.764
XCG 19.962 20.353
AWG 20.184 20.579
BRL 6.354 6.479
TTD 5.366 5.471
BBD 17.910 18.261
XCD 13.456 13.720
GYD PER 100 17.263 17.602
CNY 4.997 5.095

Weighted Average RatesApril 01 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.371 36.851
EUR 38.290 38.692
GBP 46.898 47.826
XCG 19.984 20.380
AWG 20.206 20.606
BRL 6.361 6.487
TTD 5.372 5.478
BBD 17.929 18.284
XCD 13.471 13.737
GYD PER 100 17.282 17.625
CNY 5.003 5.102

Gold CertificatesApril 01

Coupon SRD
5 gram 36.787,09
10 gram 73.574,19
50 gram 367.870,94
100 gram 735.741,88
500 gram 3.678.709,41
1000 gram 7.357.418,82
Gold LBMA USD 3.115,10 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250326-1W 2025-03-26 8,4
CBTD250319-1W 2025-03-19 7,3
CBTD250312-1W 2025-03-12 6,8
CBTD250305-1W 2025-03-05 7,8

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250326-1W 2025-03-26 10,1
CBTD250319-1W 2025-03-19 8,8
CBTD250312-1W 2025-03-12 8,2
CBTD250305-1W 2025-03-05 9,4
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 9.8

*) Preliminary figures