Bank cost to income ratio in Suriname
Suriname: Bank cost to income ratio was 66.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Suriname, 2008–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank cost to income ratio in Suriname is 66.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Suriname peaked at 70.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2014.
Suriname ranks 28th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.5% | — |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 57.5% | 60.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 53.5% | 70.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More financial sector data for Suriname
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 78,491 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 136.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.37 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 124.47 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 976.76 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,844 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Suriname?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Suriname was 66.1% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Suriname ranks 28th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.