Short-term debt in Suriname
Suriname: Short-term debt was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Short-term debt in Suriname, 2015–2023
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2023, short-term debt in Suriname stood at 5.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Suriname peaked at 16.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 80th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Short-term debt in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 16.3% | — |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -48.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.1% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 5.1% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.2% compare
- 78 Cameroon 6.0% compare
- 79 Eswatini 5.6% compare
- 81 Solomon Islands 4.9% compare
- 82 Mauritania 4.8% compare
- 83 Kenya 4.7% compare
More external debt data for Suriname
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2023)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 13.95 million NFL, current US$ (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.8% (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 2.67 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 548.26 million DOD, current US$ (2023)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 2.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2023)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 19.62 million DOD, current US$ (2023)
- Net financial flows, bilateral -22.62 million NFL, current US$ (2023)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 225.94 million NFL, current US$ (2023)
- PPG, official creditors 203.31 million NFL, US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Suriname?
- Short-term debt in Suriname was 5.1% in 2023, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for short-term debt?
- Suriname ranks 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.