Foreign liabilities in Suriname

Suriname: Foreign liabilities was 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
138th
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.78 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1997
All-time low
2.74 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Suriname, 1995–2020

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1995200720201995: 10.2B real chained 2019 US$1996: 10.4B real chained 2019 US$1997: 10.8B real chained 2019 US$1998: 10.8B real chained 2019 US$1999: 6.5B real chained 2019 US$2000: 4.2B real chained 2019 US$2001: 3.3B real chained 2019 US$2002: 3.0B real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.7B real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.9B real chained 2019 US$2005: 3.2B real chained 2019 US$2006: 3.6B real chained 2019 US$2007: 3.8B real chained 2019 US$2008: 4.1B real chained 2019 US$2009: 4.6B real chained 2019 US$2010: 4.9B real chained 2019 US$2011: 5.6B real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2014: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2015: 8.1B real chained 2019 US$2016: 6.1B real chained 2019 US$2017: 5.3B real chained 2019 US$2018: 5.4B real chained 2019 US$2019: 5.4B real chained 2019 US$2020: 3.9B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Suriname peaked at 10.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.74 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2003.

That places Suriname 138th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 6.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 3.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 6.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

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  5. 140 Sierra Leone 3.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Suriname?
Foreign liabilities in Suriname was 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 10.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1997.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 2.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
How does Suriname rank for foreign liabilities?
Suriname ranks 138th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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