Current account balance in Suriname
Suriname: Current account balance was -54.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Suriname, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Suriname stood at -54.9%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 325.2% on the previous year and down 258.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Suriname peaked at 14.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -54.9%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 199th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -8.2% | — |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -202.7% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -68.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +418.8% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -66.6% |
| 2013 | -3.8% | -216.8% |
| 2014 | -7.9% | +108.6% |
| 2015 | -15.3% | +93.1% |
| 2016 | -4.8% | -68.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -139.8% |
| 2018 | -3.0% | -254.3% |
| 2019 | -11.2% | +275.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -180.0% |
| 2021 | -3.2% | -136.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -141.9% |
| 2023 | -3.7% | -372.8% |
| 2024 | -12.9% | +250.5% |
| 2025 | -54.9% | +325.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | -8.2% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -15.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.7% | -54.9% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 196 Timor-Leste -36.9% compare
- 197 Dominica -38.0% compare
- 198 Palau -48.6% compare
- 200 Equatorial Guinea -148.0%
More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3841 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,051 current US$ per person (2010)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 8,378 current LCU per person (2010)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 15,639 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Suriname?
- Current account balance in Suriname was -54.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.9% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for current account balance?
- Suriname ranks 199th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 258.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.