Benin vs Suriname: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 20.2% against 19.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Suriname ahead.
Benin ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 143rd of 187 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 13.2% | 6.7% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 16.0% | 20.2% | 4.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 36.6% | 8.9% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 21.7% | 11.6% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 17.3% | 8.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 27.4% | 10.9% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 19.2% | 1.7% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Benin or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 20.2% against 19.7% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Benin and Suriname?
- 0.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Benin ranks 144th and Suriname ranks 143rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.