Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 107,434 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Suriname, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Suriname is 107,434 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1,985.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Suriname peaked at 107,434 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.4055 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Suriname ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.1772 current LCU per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.1897 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2034 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2297 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2182 current LCU per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2497 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3354 current LCU per person | +34.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3647 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5246 current LCU per person | +43.9% |
| 1976 | 0.624 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5484 current LCU per person | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7387 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 0.884 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 1.06 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.13 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9553 current LCU per person | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4295 current LCU per person | -55.0% |
| 1984 | 0.149 current LCU per person | -65.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1039 current LCU per person | -30.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0588 current LCU per person | -156.6% |
| 1987 | -0.0796 current LCU per person | +35.4% |
| 1988 | -0.2125 current LCU per person | +167.0% |
| 1989 | -0.256 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1990 | -0.229 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 1991 | -0.4055 current LCU per person | +77.1% |
| 1992 | -0.3388 current LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 5.27 current LCU per person | -1655.6% |
| 1994 | 58.63 current LCU per person | +1012.3% |
| 1995 | 171.39 current LCU per person | +192.3% |
| 1996 | 164.83 current LCU per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 106.76 current LCU per person | -35.2% |
| 1998 | 101.19 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 71.97 current LCU per person | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 71.1 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 434.17 current LCU per person | +510.7% |
| 2002 | 1,152 current LCU per person | +165.3% |
| 2003 | 1,425 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 1,877 current LCU per person | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 1,992 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,720 current LCU per person | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 4,019 current LCU per person | +47.7% |
| 2008 | 4,986 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 5,488 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 5,590 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,914 current LCU per person | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 9,191 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 8,059 current LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 6,673 current LCU per person | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 5,152 current LCU per person | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 10,969 current LCU per person | +112.9% |
| 2017 | 10,721 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14,062 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 9,686 current LCU per person | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 19,067 current LCU per person | +96.9% |
| 2021 | 36,697 current LCU per person | +92.5% |
| 2022 | 72,523 current LCU per person | +97.6% |
| 2023 | 99,265 current LCU per person | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 106,545 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 107,434 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 107,434 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 107,434 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1655.6% | -0.3388 current LCU per person | 5.27 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | +1012.3% | 5.27 current LCU per person | 58.63 current LCU per person |
| 2001 | +510.7% | 71.1 current LCU per person | 434.17 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1901 current LCU per person | 0.1772 current LCU per person | 0.2034 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.4718 current LCU per person | 0.2182 current LCU per person | 0.884 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.322 current LCU per person | -0.256 current LCU per person | 1.13 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.91 current LCU per person | -0.4055 current LCU per person | 171.39 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,416 current LCU per person | 71.1 current LCU per person | 5,488 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,802 current LCU per person | 5,152 current LCU per person | 14,062 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,589 current LCU per person | 19,067 current LCU per person | 107,434 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 136,531 current LCU per person compare
- 57 Thailand 132,781 current LCU per person compare
- 58 Burkina Faso 128,854 current LCU per person compare
- 60 Nepal 106,483 current LCU per person compare
- 61 Armenia 99,077 current LCU per person compare
- 62 Cameroon 92,302 current LCU per person 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Suriname?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Suriname was 107,434 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 107,434 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4055 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Suriname ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,985.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.