Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname
Suriname: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 20.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname, 1967–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname stood at 20.2%.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname peaked at 42.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 11.9% | — |
| 1968 | 12.9% | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 18.8% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | +35.0% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 36.3% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 39.4% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 42.2% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -47.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -61.9% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +100.1% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | +29.9% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -21.4% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +93.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +19.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 20.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 20.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 47% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +100.1% | 6.6% | 13.2% |
| 2002 | +93.3% | 8.1% | 15.6% |
| 1994 | -61.9% | 21.5% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 3 |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 16.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 29.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 6.6% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 7.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 23.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 24.2% | 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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Suriname was 20.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Suriname ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.