Bank return on assets in Suriname
Suriname: Bank return on assets was 0.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Bank return on assets in Suriname, 2009–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2019, bank return on assets in Suriname stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 168.4% on the previous year and down 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Suriname peaked at 2.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2016.
That places Suriname 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank return on assets in Suriname, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.1% | — |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | -159.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -198.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -72.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +168.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Suriname
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -9.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2159 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,527 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -10.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,649 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,844 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,844 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.18 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Suriname?
- Bank return on assets in Suriname was 0.5% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for bank return on assets?
- Suriname ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.