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
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
       
2022   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.1 61.5
Feb   1.7 62.1
Mar   2.2 62.2
Apr   1.9 59.8
May   2.7 57.5
Jun   9.1 55.1
Jul   1.7 49.2
Aug   4.0 39.1
Sep   3.3 41.9
Oct   6.5 49.0
Nov   3.7 49.5
Dec   4.7 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar*   3.2 59.5

*) Preliminary figures

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

 

Weighted Average RatesJune 07 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.765 38.052
EUR 40.190 40.355
GBP 47.078 48.000
ANG 20.750 21.157
AWG 20.981 21.392
BRL 7.693 7.844
TTD 5.556 5.665
BBD 18.617 18.981
XCD 13.987 14.261
PER 100 GYD 17.945 18.297
CNY 5.309 5.413

Weighted Average RatesJune 07 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.370 37.833
EUR 39.014 39.555
GBP 46.585 47.508
ANG 20.533 20.940
AWG 20.761 21.172
BRL 7.613 7.764
TTD 5.498 5.606
BBD 18.422 18.787
XCD 13.841 14.115
PER 100 GYD 17.757 18.109
CNY 5.253 5.357

Gold CertificatesJune 07

Coupon SRD
5 gram 23.944,98
10 gram 47.889,97
50 gram 239.449,83
100 gram 478.899,65
500 gram 2.394.498,27
1000 gram 4.788.996,54
Gold LBMA USD 1.957,25 / tr.oz

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230607-1W 2023-06-07 32,9
CBTD230531-1W 2023-05-31 33,0
CBTD230524-1W 2023-05-24 31,2
CBTD230517-1W 2023-05-17 31,9

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD230607-1W 2023-06-07 39,5
CBTD230531-1W 2023-05-31 39,6
CBTD230524-1W 2023-05-24 37,4
CBTD230517-1W 2023-05-17 38,3
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
       
2022   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.1 61.5
Feb   1.7 62.1
Mar   2.2 62.2
Apr   1.9 59.8
May   2.7 57.5
Jun   9.1 55.1
Jul   1.7 49.2
Aug   4.0 39.1
Sep   3.3 41.9
Oct   6.5 49.0
Nov   3.7 49.5
Dec   4.7 54.6
       
2023   Month-to-month Year-to-year
Jan   3.7 55.6
Feb   3.2 57.9
Mar*   3.2 59.5

*) Preliminary figures

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