Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Suriname
Suriname: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 14.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 14.5 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Suriname peaked at 40.33 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.7, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 38th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 | — |
| 1991 | 8.9 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.93 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.35 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 15.38 | +64.4% |
| 1995 | 40.33 | +162.3% |
| 1996 | 35.92 | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 33.15 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 27.07 | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 27.38 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 29 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 25.73 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 22.18 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 21.04 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 20.44 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 17.4 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 15.64 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 13.77 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2 | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 11.65 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.59 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.76 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.74 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.98 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.28 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.62 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 13.48 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 14.43 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 14.3 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.96 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.89 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.75 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.17 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 14.8 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 14.5 | -2.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.99, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.16, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending Rate, Percent per annum 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 | +162.3% | 15.38 | 40.33 |
| 1994 | +64.4% | 9.35 | 15.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.51 | 8.7 | 40.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.91 | 11.65 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.91 | 11.59 | 14.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.65 | 14.17 | 14.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 36 Afghanistan 14.84 compare
- 37 Myanmar 14.83 compare
- 39 Colombia 14.31 compare
- 40 South Sudan 14.29 compare
- 41 El Salvador 13.96 compare
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 lending rate, percent per annum in Suriname?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Suriname was 14.5 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.33 in 1995.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Suriname ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.