Bank net interest margin in Suriname
Suriname: Bank net interest margin was 2.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Suriname, 2009–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Suriname is 2.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.9% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Suriname peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
That places Suriname 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 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 net interest margin in Suriname?
- Bank net interest margin in Suriname was 2.6% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for bank net interest margin?
- Suriname ranks 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are 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.