Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Suriname
Suriname: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Suriname, 2016–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
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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 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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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.