Official exchange rate in Suriname
Suriname: Official exchange rate was 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official exchange rate in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 37.26 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 990.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Suriname peaked at 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average, in 1972.
Suriname ranks 86th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2711 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8341 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 LCU per US$, period average | 1.32 LCU per US$, period average | 2.75 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 LCU per US$, period average | 2.75 LCU per US$, period average | 7.49 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.58 LCU per US$, period average | 9.31 LCU per US$, period average | 37.26 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 83 Ukraine 41.69 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 84 Uruguay 41.19 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 85 Türkiye 39.45 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 87 Nicaragua 36.62 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 88 Mauritania 36.49 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 89 Thailand 32.88 LCU per US$, period average compare
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 official exchange rate in Suriname?
- Official exchange rate in Suriname was 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 37.26 LCU per US$, period average in 2025.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average in 1972.
- How does Suriname rank for official exchange rate?
- Suriname ranks 86th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 990.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.