Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP in Suriname
Suriname: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP was 5.18 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Suriname, 1990–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Suriname is 5.18, measured in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and up 1,054.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Suriname peaked at 7.56 in 2029 and was at its lowest, -17.35, in 2019.
Suriname ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.5329 | — |
| 1991 | -7.11 | +1234.3% |
| 1992 | -4.12 | -42.1% |
| 1993 | -2.71 | -34.2% |
| 1994 | -0.7619 | -71.9% |
| 1995 | 1.58 | -307.0% |
| 1996 | 3.91 | +147.9% |
| 1997 | -0.2968 | -107.6% |
| 1998 | -6.39 | +2052.8% |
| 1999 | -4.92 | -23.0% |
| 2000 | -7.68 | +56.1% |
| 2001 | 3.98 | -151.9% |
| 2002 | -2.57 | -164.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -153.5% |
| 2004 | -0.4522 | -132.8% |
| 2005 | -1.6 | +253.9% |
| 2006 | 2 | -224.8% |
| 2007 | 6.14 | +207.4% |
| 2008 | 2.99 | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6538 | -79.6% |
| 2011 | 3.22 | +392.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5246 | -83.7% |
| 2013 | -1.4 | -366.9% |
| 2014 | -1.83 | +30.4% |
| 2015 | -6.87 | +276.5% |
| 2016 | -7.69 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | -6.12 | -20.4% |
| 2018 | -5.77 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | -17.35 | +200.4% |
| 2020 | -8.31 | -52.1% |
| 2021 | -0.5423 | -93.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9848 | -281.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4 | +42.6% |
| 2024 | -0.5866 | -141.8% |
| 2025 | -6.11 | +941.3% |
| 2026 | -0.0245 | -99.6% |
| 2027 | 0.086 | -451.3% |
| 2028 | 3.33 | +3768.9% |
| 2029 | 7.56 | +127.4% |
| 2030 | 7.2 | -4.8% |
| 2031 | 5.18 | -28.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 5.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9922, 5.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 5.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.46, 3.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) … net Percent GDP in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | +3768.9% | 0.086 | 3.33 |
| 1998 | -2052.8% | -0.2968 | -6.39 |
| 1991 | -1234.3% | -0.5329 | -7.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.14 | -7.11 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.738 | -7.68 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.26 | -17.35 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2204 | -8.31 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2030s | 6.19 | 5.18 | 7.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Suriname?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Suriname was 5.18 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 in 2029.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.35 in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2031.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,054.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The WHD Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in the Western Hemisphere. Data for the Western Hemisphere REO are prepared in conjunction and are consistent with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises. REO aggregate data may differ from WEO aggregates due to differences in group membership. Composite data for country groups are weighted averages of data for individual countries. Arithmetic weighted averages are used for all concepts except for inflation and broad money, for which geometric averages are used. PPP GDP weights from the WEO database are used for the aggregation of real GDP growth, real non-oil GDP growth, real per capita GDP growth, investment, national savings, broad money, claims on the nonfinancial private sector, and real and nominal effective exchange rates. Aggregates for other concepts are weighted by GDP in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates.