Which has higher 03_official bilateral loans, total, Seychelles or Suriname?

Suriname, at 20.00 million against 11.00 million in Seychelles as of 2023.

What is the difference in 03_official bilateral loans, total between Seychelles and Suriname?

9.00 million, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Suriname?

22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

OECD, published as 03_Official bilateral loans, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Seychelles vs Suriname: 03_Official bilateral loans, total

Seychelles

11.00 million

in 2017

Suriname

20.00 million

in 2023

Seychelles rank

133rd

Suriname rank

130th

03_Official bilateral loans, total over time

Seychelles
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 20.00 million against 11.00 million in Seychelles, a difference of 9.00 million.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.8 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 130th of 160 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	55.25 million	21.50 million	33.75 million	Seychelles
2000s	34.20 million	89.00 million	54.80 million	Suriname
2010s	10.25 million	36.38 million	26.12 million	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 03_official bilateral loans, total, Seychelles or Suriname?: Suriname, at 20.00 million against 11.00 million in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in 03_official bilateral loans, total between Seychelles and Suriname?: 9.00 million, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Suriname?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
How do Seychelles and Suriname rank globally for 03_official bilateral loans, total?: Seychelles ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 130th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD, published as 03_Official bilateral loans, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: 03_Official bilateral loans, total
Source: OECD
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 3,734 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The data show the outstanding debt on loans, other than direct export credits, extended by governments which are members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In addition to straightforward loans, official bilateral loans include loans repayable in kind, and eligible loans in Associated Financing packages.