National Summary Data Page

 

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL INDICATORS FOR SURINAME
             
[Real Sector | Fiscar Sector | Financial Sector | External Sector | Population]
             
REAL SECTOR
Data Category and Components Unit Description Observation Links to Suriname’s Data Metadata
Period of Latest Data Latest Data Data for previous period
National Accounts
GDP market prices Millions of SRD 2011 14,067 11,989
Table 21
 [Suriname - GDDS - RS - National Accounts]
GDP market prices, 2007=100 Millions of SRD 2011 9,427 9,006 Table 22
Gross National Income Millions of SRD 2011 13,198 11,703 http://www.statistics
suriname.org
National Income per Capita SRD 2011 24,445 22,032
Labor market
Employment Number of persons 2010 103,915 100,593


Table 23

 

 [Suriname - GDDS - RS - Employment]
Unemployment Number of persons 2010 10,749 12,616

 

http://www.statistics-suriname.org

 [Suriname GDDS - RS - unemployment]
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Month-to-month changes Base period: April-June 2009 May/13 0.9 -0.4 Table 20 [Suriname GDDS - RS - CPI]
Current month to same month previous year Base period: April-June 2009 May/13 2.6 1.4
FISCAL SECTOR
Data Category and Components Unit Description Observation Links to Suriname’s Data Metadata
Period of Latest Latest Data Data for previous period
General Government Operations
Total Revenues Millions of SRD Apr/13 580.6 287.9 Table 19

 

 

[Suriname - GDDS - GFS - Ministry of Finance]

 

[Suriname - GDDS - GFS - Government operations]
Total Expenditure Millions of SRD Apr/13 345.0 443.5
Surplus/deficit Millions of SRD Apr/13 148.5 -103.6
Domestic Financing Millions of SRD Apr/13 -154.3 93.0
Foreign Financing Millions of SRD Apr/13 5.8 10.6
Government Debt
Domestic Debt – National Definition Millions of SRD Apr/13 1,954.5 2,180.0 Table 16 [Suriname - GDDS - GFS - Government debt]
External Debt – National Definition Millions of US$ Apr/13 813.1 810.5
Domestic Debt/
GDP – National Definition		 In percent Apr/13 13.9 15.5 Table 18
External Debt/
GDP – National Definition		 In percent Apr/13 19.4 19.3
FINANCIAL SECTOR
Data Category and Components Unit Description Observatie Links to Suriname’s Data Metadata
Period of Latest Latest Data Data for previous period
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
Net Foreign Assets Millions of SRD May/13 2,435.6 2,556.4 Table 1 [Suriname - GDDS - MFS - Central Bank of Suriname]
Net Claims on Government Millions of SRD May/13 218.7 166.2
Claims on Other Depository Corporations Millions of SRD May/13 118.3 116.0
Claims on Other Resident Sectors Millions of SRD May/13 12.4 12.4
Monetary Base
Monetary Base (Broadly Defined) Millions of SRD May/13 2,342.2 2,398.9 Table 4 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Central Bank Aggregates]
Currency in Circulation Millions of SRD May/13 903.7 912.7
Liabilities to Other Depository Corporations Millions of SRD May/13 1,164.4 1,222.2
Liabilities to Other Resident Sectors Millions of SRD May/13 274.1 263.9
Monetary Base (Narrowly Defined) Millions of SRD May/13 2,068.1 2,135.0
Analytical Accounts of the Other Depository Corporations
Net Foreign Assets Millions of SRD May/13 2,043.0 2,112.9 Table 2 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Depository Corporations Survey]
Net Claims on Government Millions of SRD May/13 190.2 169.8
Nett Claims on the CBvS Millions of SRD May/13 1,172.2 1,208.8
Claims on Ohter Resident Sectors Millions of SRD May/13 4,466.6 4,408.1
Depository Corporations Survey
Net Foreign Assets Millions of SRD May/13 4,478.6 4,669.2 Table 3 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Depository Corporations Survey]
Net Claims on Government Millions of SRD May/13 408.9 336.0
Claims on Ohter Resident Sectors Millions of SRD May/13 4,479.0 4,420.5
Broad Money Liabilities Millions of SRD May/13 8,222.7 8,241.2
Broad Money
M1 Millions of SRD May/13 4,118.5 4,166.2 Table 5 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Central Bank Aggregates]
M2 Millions of SRD May/13 8,237.7 8,256.7
Deposits in Foreign Currency Millions of SRD May/13 3,802.4 3,839.8
Depository Corporations: Financing to the Government
CBvS Net Claims on Government Millions of SRD May/13 218.7 166.2 Table 7 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Depository Corporations Survey]
ODIs Net Claims on Government Millions of SRD May/13 190.2 169.8
Other Depository Corporations: Credit by Economic Activity
Crediet in Domestic Currency Millions of SRD May/13 2,972.2 2,914.4 Table 8  
Crediet in Foreign Currency Millions of SRD May/13 1,858.5 1,837.4 Table 9
Crediet in US dollars Millions of US$ May/13 425.1 418.7 Table 10
Crediet in euro Millions of € May/13 113.4 111.8 Table 11
Other Depository Corporations: Credit by Type to the Private Sector
Crediet in Domestic Currency Millions of SRD May/13 2,592.0 2,554.8

Tabel 8.1

Tabel 9.1
Crediet in Foreign Currency Millions of SRD May/13 1,858.5 1,837.4
Other Depository Corporations: Reserve Base & Required Reserves
Reserve Base in SRD Millions of SRD Jun/13 3,365.4 3,335.1 Table 13  
Required Reserves in SRD Millions of SRD Jun/13 841.3 833.8
Reserve Base in US dollars Miljoenen US$ Jun/13 726.5 720.5
Required Reserves in US dollars Millions of US$ Jun/13 326.9 324.2
Reserve Base in euro Millions of € Jun/13 321.4 324.4
Required Reserves in euro Millions of € Jun/13 144.6 146.0
Other Depository Corporations: Interest Rates
Average Rate for Lending in SRD in percent May/13 11.9 12.0 Table 12 [Suriname
- GDDS - MFS - Interest Rates]
Average Rate for Deposits in SRD in percent May/13 7.0 7.0
Average Interbank Rate in SRD in percent May/13 0.0 0.0
Average Rate for Lending US dollars in percent May/13 9.7 9.8 Table 12a
Average Rate for Deposits in US dollars in percent May/13 2.5 2.5
Average Rate for Lending in euro in percent May/13 9.7 9.8 Table 12b
Average Rate for Deposits in euro in percent May/13 0.7 0.7
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Data Category and Components Unit Description Observation Links to Suriname’s Data Metadata
Period of Latest Latest Data Data for previous period
Balance of Payments
Current Accounts Millions of US$ Q1/2013 -132.5 49.8 Table 15 [Suriname
- GDDS - EXT - Balance of Payments]
Capital and Financial Account Millions of US$ Q1/2013 -27.3 151.4
Changes in Reserve Assets Millions of US$ Q1/2013 -137.6 84.6
Merchandise Trade
Total Imports Millions of US$ Q1/2013 617.8 491.0 Table 15

[Suriname
- GDDS - EXT - Merchandise Trade]
Total Exports Millions of US$ Q1/2013 615.7 714.7
International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity
International Reserves Millions of US$ Jul/13 811.6 841.6 International
Reserves		 [Suriname
- GDDS - EXT International Reserves]
CBvS Net Position in Foreign Currency w/Residents Millions of SRD May/13 -238.7 -235.4 Table 6  
ODIs Net Position in Foreign Currency w/Residents Millions of SRD May/13 -1,984.3 -2,049.5
Exchange Rates
USD – selling rate
(SRD per US$1)		 SRD/US$ Daily 3.350 3.350 www.cbvs.sr [Suriname
- GDDS - EXT - Exchange Rates]
EUR – selling rate
(SRD per € 1)		 SRD/€ Daily    
POPULATION
Data Category and Components Unit Description Observation Links to Suriname’s Data Metadata
Period of Latest Latest Data Data for previous period
             
National Population Number of persons 2010 531.170 524.143 Table 23 To be developed

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 5.8

*) Preliminary figures

 

 

Weighted Average RatesMay 09 - 15:00h (Transfers)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 35.825 36.299
EUR 40.420 41.620
GBP 47.553 48.485
XCG 19.684 20.070
AWG 19.903 20.293
BRL 6.333 6.458
TTD 5.269 5.373
BBD 17.660 18.006
XCD 13.269 13.529
GYD PER 100 17.023 17.357
CNY 4.948 5.045

Weighted Average RatesMay 09 - 15:00h (Banknotes)

Currency Buying Selling
USD 36.123 36.414
EUR 39.792 40.274
GBP 47.948 48.897
XCG 19.848 20.241
AWG 20.068 20.466
BRL 6.386 6.513
TTD 5.313 5.418
BBD 17.807 18.160
XCD 13.379 13.644
GYD PER 100 17.165 17.505
CNY 4.989 5.088

Gold CertificatesMay 09

Coupon SRD
5 gram 39.122,65
10 gram 78.245,30
50 gram 391.226,51
100 gram 782.453,02
500 gram 3.912.265,11
1000 gram 7.824.530,21
Gold LBMA USD 3.352,30 /tr.oz.

Weighted Average Accepted
OMO Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 6,6
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 7,7
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 7,7
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 7,1

Standing Lending Facility Interest Rate

Auction ID Auction Date Rate (%)
CBTD250507-1W 2025-05-07 7,9
CBTD250430-1W 2025-04-30 9,2
CBTD250423-1W 2025-04-23 9,2
CBTD250416-1W 2025-04-16 8,5
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 5.8

*) Preliminary figures