Ecuador vs Suriname: Claims on central government, etc.
Ecuador
4.9%
in 2025
Suriname
5.2%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
128th
Suriname rank
125th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Ecuador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 128th and Suriname ranks 125th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 56.5% | 55.2% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 27.4% | 23.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | -2.1% | 7.3% | 9.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 7.8% | 7.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 8.0% | 3.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Ecuador or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Ecuador and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Suriname?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Suriname rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Ecuador ranks 128th and Suriname ranks 125th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.