Deposit interest rate (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Deposit interest rate (%) was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit interest rate in Suriname is 6.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Suriname peaked at 21.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1992.
That places Suriname 41st out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +56.8% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +181.9% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -30.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate (%) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +181.9% | 7.5% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 4.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 deposit interest rate in Suriname?
- Deposit interest rate in Suriname was 6.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for deposit interest rate?
- Suriname ranks 41st out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.