External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Suriname
Suriname: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita was 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Suriname, 2015–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Suriname is 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 50.6% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Suriname peaked at 821.48 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person, in 2023.
That places Suriname 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 718.81 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2016 | 549.68 DOD, current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 537.02 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 536.04 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 593.26 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 576.85 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 821.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 661.59 DOD, current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person | -50.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 430.21 DOD, current US$ per person, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 343.67 DOD, current US$ per person, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 586.96 DOD, current US$ per person | 536.04 DOD, current US$ per person | 718.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 596.75 DOD, current US$ per person | 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person | 821.48 DOD, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 36 Dominican Republic 362.96 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 37 Colombia 360.26 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 38 Vanuatu 350.57 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Samoa 314.36 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 41 Peru 306.11 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Maldives 302.79 DOD, current US$ per person 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, long-term 8.47 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Suriname?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita in Suriname was 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 821.48 DOD, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 327.09 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Suriname ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.