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 5.7
Apr*   0.7 5.6

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesJune 13 - 10:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 37.256 37.800
EUR 42.639 43.805
GBP 50.591 51.583
XCG 20.470 20.872
AWG 20.698 21.103
BRL 6.729 6.861
TTD 5.511 5.619
BBD 18.366 18.726
XCD 13.799 14.069
GYD PER 100 17.703 18.050
CNY 5.192 5.293

Weighted Average RatesJune 13 - 10:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 38.805 39.161
EUR 44.123 44.505
GBP 52.694 53.738
XCG 21.321 21.744
AWG 21.558 21.985
BRL 7.009 7.148
TTD 5.740 5.854
BBD 19.129 19.508
XCD 14.372 14.657
GYD PER 100 18.439 18.804
CNY 5.407 5.515

Gold CertificatesJune 13

Coupon SRD
5 gram 41.215,59
10 gram 82.431,19
50 gram 412.155,93
100 gram 824.311,86
500 gram 4.121.559,31
1000 gram 8.243.118,62
Gold LBMA USD 3.391,40 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 10,2
CBTD250604-1W 2025-06-04 4,5
CBTD250528-1W 2025-05-28 5,0
CBTD250521-1W 2025-05-21 5,0

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250611-1W 2025-06-11 12,2
CBTD250604-1W 2025-06-04 5,4
CBTD250528-1W 2025-05-28 6,0
CBTD250521-1W 2025-05-21 6,0
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 5.7
Apr*   0.7 5.6

*) Preliminary figures