Bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname
Suriname: Bank credit to bank deposits was 25.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname, 1967–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 25.9% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname peaked at 102.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 87.3% | — |
| 1968 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 89.3% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 94.7% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 92.2% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 78.9% | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 90.4% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 78.3% | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 80.0% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 82.4% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 89.8% | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 93.4% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 97.8% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 95.8% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 102.1% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 88.4% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 73.1% | -17.3% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 54.5% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 52.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +50.9% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.6% | 86.3% | 89.3% | 3 |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 78.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 48.8% | 102.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 38.8% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 34.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 40.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 25.9% | 32.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 175 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.3% compare
- 176 Sierra Leone 28.8% compare
- 177 Timor-Leste 27.5% compare
- 179 Djibouti 25.8% compare
- 180 Yemen 22.8% compare
- 181 Luxembourg 22.7% compare
More financial sector data for Suriname
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.17 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Suriname was 25.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Suriname ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).