Net foreign assets in Suriname
Suriname: Net foreign assets was 68.74 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Suriname, 1967–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Suriname is 68.74 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2,194.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Suriname peaked at 68.74 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -168,300 current LCU, in 1991.
Suriname ranks 110th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,543 current LCU | 60,730 current LCU | 74,620 current LCU | 3 |
| 1970s | 182,256 current LCU | 85,500 current LCU | 333,813 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,691 current LCU | -104,560 current LCU | 424,431 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.03 million current LCU | -168,300 current LCU | 73.63 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion current LCU | 33.89 million current LCU | 2.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 8.43 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.38 billion current LCU | 11.68 billion current LCU | 68.74 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Suriname
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.22 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Broad money 65.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 37.26 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -967 (2025)
- Claims on central government 16.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Suriname?
- Net foreign assets in Suriname was 68.74 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 68.74 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -168,300 current LCU in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for net foreign assets?
- Suriname ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,194.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.