External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Suriname
Suriname: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 232.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
External debt stocks, short-term in Suriname, 2015–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 232.33 million DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, short-term in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Suriname peaked at 489.56 million DOD, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 232.33 million DOD, current US$, in 2025.
That places Suriname 87th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 418.08 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2016 | 323.08 million DOD, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 318.83 million DOD, current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 321.36 million DOD, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 359.38 million DOD, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 353.21 million DOD, current US$ | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 489.56 million DOD, current US$ | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 447.43 million DOD, current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 262.13 million DOD, current US$ | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 234.29 million DOD, current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 232.33 million DOD, current US$ | -0.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 232.33 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 232.33 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 990.77 million DOD, current US$, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 348.15 million DOD, current US$ | 318.83 million DOD, current US$ | 418.08 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 336.49 million DOD, current US$ | 232.33 million DOD, current US$ | 489.56 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 84 Somalia 371.19 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 85 Gabon 286.05 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 86 Mauritania 256.79 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 88 Azerbaijan 221.81 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 89 Maldives 205.69 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 90 Dominica 176.45 million 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, long-term 8.47 billion 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, short-term in Suriname?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Suriname was 232.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 489.56 million DOD, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 232.33 million DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, short-term rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.