Interest rate spread in Suriname
Suriname: Interest rate spread was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Interest rate spread in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in lending rate minus deposit rate, %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest rate spread in Suriname is 7.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest rate spread in Suriname peaked at 19.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1990.
That places Suriname 32nd out of 141 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Interest rate spread in Suriname, year by year
| Year | lending rate minus deposit rate, % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +72.3% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +143.8% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | -29.6% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Suriname
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 78,491 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 136.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.37 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 124.47 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 976.76 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 1.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.18 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,844 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest rate spread in Suriname?
- Interest rate spread in Suriname was 7.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest rate spread recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest interest rate spread recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for interest rate spread?
- Suriname ranks 32nd out of 141 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest rate spread rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest rate spread is the interest rate charged by banks on loans to private sector customers minus the interest 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.