Guyana vs Suriname: Claims on central government
Claims on central government over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 16.3% against 16.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 16th of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | -1.7% | 8.8% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 1.4% | 14.9% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 20.4% | 59.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 7.4% | 46.3% | Guyana |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.9% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 2.8% | 9.7% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 16.3% against 16.2% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for claims on central government?
- Guyana ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 16th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.