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.

Click here for the report

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 9.8

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesMarch 19 - 12:30h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 35.860 36.717
EUR 39.138 39.796
GBP 46.477 47.388
ANG 19.703 20.089
AWG 19.922 20.313
BRL 6.310 6.434
TTD 5.295 5.399
BBD 17.677 18.024
XCD 13.281 13.542
GYD PER 100 17.040 17.374
CNY 4.960 5.057

Weighted Average RatesMarch 19 - 12:30h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.200 36.667
EUR 38.090 38.353
GBP 46.917 47.846
ANG 19.890 20.284
AWG 20.111 20.509
BRL 6.370 6.496
TTD 5.346 5.451
BBD 17.845 18.198
XCD 13.407 13.673
GYD PER 100 17.201 17.542
CNY 5.007 5.106

Gold CertificatesMarch 19

Coupon SRD
5 gram 35.718,91
10 gram 71.437,81
50 gram 357.189,06
100 gram 714.378,12
500 gram 3.571.890,58
1000 gram 7.143.781,16
Gold LBMA USD 3.025,80 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250319-1W 2025-03-19 7,3
CBTD250312-1W 2025-03-12 6,8
CBTD250305-1W 2025-03-05 7,8
CBTD250226-1W 2025-02-26 5,3

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250319-1W 2025-03-19 8,8
CBTD250312-1W 2025-03-12 8,2
CBTD250305-1W 2025-03-05 9,4
CBTD250226-1W 2025-02-26 6,4
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