External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in Suriname
Suriname: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) was 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Suriname, 2015–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, external debt stocks, long-term in Suriname stood at 8.47 billion DOD, current US$. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.8% on the previous year and up 318.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Suriname peaked at 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.02 billion DOD, current US$, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 72nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2016 | 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 2.60 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 3.02 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.39 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 3.38 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.18 billion DOD, current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 4.62 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 5.33 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 5.97 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ | +41.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.82 billion DOD, current US$, 66% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.06 billion DOD, current US$, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.69 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.39 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.33 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 69 Mauritius 9.72 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 70 Myanmar 9.50 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 71 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.24 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 73 Moldova 8.35 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 74 Gabon 6.61 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 75 Mali 6.41 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Suriname
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.89 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 879.68 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.81 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 232.33 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 2.4% (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 2.67 billion US dollar (2025)
- Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per capita 162.54 TDS, current US$ per person (2023)
- Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0294 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 238.53 TDS, current US$ per person (2023)
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 0.0432 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Suriname?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Suriname was 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 billion DOD, current US$ in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Suriname ranks 72nd out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 318.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.