Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Suriname
Suriname: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 3.08 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Suriname, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3.08 billion for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Suriname peaked at 3.08 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.29 billion, in 2006.
That places Suriname 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.64 billion | — |
| 2006 | 1.29 billion | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.47 billion | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.89 billion | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 1.75 billion | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.84 billion | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.59 billion | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 2.88 billion | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.97 billion | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.94 billion | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.78 billion | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.95 billion | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 2.26 billion | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.55 billion | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.90 billion | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 2.37 billion | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.33 billion | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.73 billion | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 2.64 billion | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.08 billion | +16.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3.08 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.86 billion, 13% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3.08 billion is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.97 billion, 24% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 billion | 1.29 billion | 1.89 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.57 billion | 1.84 billion | 2.97 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 billion | 2.33 billion | 3.08 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More trade data for Suriname
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 114.32 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 102.63 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.07 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 80.44 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 96.54 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.05 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.82 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 127.96 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0184 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 20.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Suriname?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Suriname was 3.08 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 billion in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Suriname ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.