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

 Period   Average End-of-period
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1 60.7
2022   52.4 54.6
2023   51.6 32.6
2024   16.2 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr   0.7 5.7
May*)   0.8 6.0

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesJuly 02 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.044 37.481
EUR 44.469 45.052
GBP 50.605 51.596
XCG 20.354 20.753
AWG 20.580 20.983
BRL 6.766 6.899
TTD 5.466 5.573
BBD 18.261 18.619
XCD 13.720 13.989
GYD PER 100 17.602 17.947
CNY 5.167 5.268

Weighted Average RatesJuly 02 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.339 39.032
EUR 44.507 45.094
GBP 52.374 53.411
XCG 21.065 21.482
AWG 21.299 21.721
BRL 7.003 7.142
TTD 5.657 5.769
BBD 18.900 19.274
XCD 14.200 14.481
GYD PER 100 18.218 18.578
CNY 5.348 5.454

Gold CertificatesJuly 02

Coupon SRD
5 gram 40.356,83
10 gram 80.713,66
50 gram 403.568,31
100 gram 807.136,62
500 gram 4.035.683,09
1000 gram 8.071.366,18
Gold LBMA USD 3.349,00 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250702-1W 2025-07-02 5,9
CBTD250625-1W 2025-06-25 5,9
CBTD250618-1W 2025-06-18 5,8
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 10,2

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250702-1W 2025-07-02 7,1
CBTD250625-1W 2025-06-25 7,1
CBTD250618-1W 2025-06-18 7,0
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 12,2
Balance sheet

Inflation

 Period   Average End-of-period
2020   34.9 60.8
2021   59.1 60.7
2022   52.4 54.6
2023   51.6 32.6
2024   16.2 10.1
       
2025   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   0.6 9.9
Feb   0.4 9.9
Mar   0.5 5.7
Apr   0.7 5.7
May*)   0.8 6.0

*) Preliminary figures