Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Suriname

Suriname: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17.7%
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
28th
of 116 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 2020
All-time low
13.8%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2016–2020

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Suriname, 2016–2020

051015202016201820202016: 16.6 %2017: 15.3 %2018: 13.8 %2019: 16 %2020: 17.7 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Suriname stood at 17.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over five years.

Suriname ranks 28th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Suriname, 2016 to 2020.
Year % Change
2016 16.6%
2017 15.3% -7.6%
2018 13.8% -10.1%
2019 16.0% +16.2%
2020 17.7% +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.4% 13.8% 16.6% 4
2020s 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Suriname?
Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Suriname was 17.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2018.
How does Suriname rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
Suriname ranks 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 2,874 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.