Bank concentration in Suriname
Suriname: Bank concentration was 100.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Suriname, 2008–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 100.0% for bank concentration in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Suriname peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2017.
That places Suriname 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 86.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Suriname
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.22 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 68.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Broad money 65.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 37.26 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -967 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Suriname?
- Bank concentration in Suriname was 100.0% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for bank concentration?
- Suriname ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.