IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 1,194 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Suriname is 1,194 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 443.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Suriname peaked at 1,194 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Suriname ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 69.15 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 70.65 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 100.67 units per person | +42.5% |
| 1981 | 91.86 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 86.8 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 128.12 units per person | +47.6% |
| 1984 | 126.44 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 139.94 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 153.71 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 176.21 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 164.94 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 158.64 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 170.03 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 169.92 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 162.33 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 221.42 units per person | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 233.65 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 233.91 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 221.51 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 203.56 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 208.09 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 252.73 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 235.01 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 222.06 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 235.4 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 252.28 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 259.81 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 236.62 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 246.37 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 255.85 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 246.49 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 247.96 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 240.77 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 237.29 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 234.85 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 232.68 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 216.49 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 219.43 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 406.44 units per person | +85.2% |
| 2017 | 426.25 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 412.24 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 372.55 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 332.71 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 376.8 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 439.41 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 691.12 units per person | +57.3% |
| 2024 | 1,050 units per person | +51.9% |
| 2025 | 1,194 units per person | +13.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,194 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.58 units per person, 13.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,194 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 128.65 units per person, 9.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +85.2% | 219.43 units per person | 406.44 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.98 units per person | 0 units per person | 70.65 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 132.73 units per person | 86.8 units per person | 176.21 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.72 units per person | 162.33 units per person | 252.73 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 243.79 units per person | 222.06 units per person | 259.81 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 299.9 units per person | 216.49 units per person | 426.25 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 680.62 units per person | 332.71 units per person | 1,194 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0232 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 164.03 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0169 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 119.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1688 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Suriname?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Suriname was 1,194 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,194 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.