
Gross debt in Suriname
The government debt of Suriname refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 101.4 million and 4.3 billion USD. The highest level within the past 30 years was reached in 2020. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only four billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 6,120 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD
Year | Suriname total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 0.34 bn USD | 75.71% | 821 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 0.26 bn USD | 64.39% | 619 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 0.11 bn USD | 16.26% | 254 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 0.10 bn USD | 11.77% | 226 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 0.16 bn USD | 16.78% | 342 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 0.24 bn USD | 21.64% | 523 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 0.29 bn USD | 32.30% | 615 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 0.34 bn USD | 35.74% | 719 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 0.31 bn USD | 37.19% | 651 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 0.39 bn USD | 35.60% | 807 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 0.40 bn USD | 31.29% | 817 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 0.44 bn USD | 29.48% | 886 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 0.49 bn USD | 27.11% | 973 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 0.59 bn USD | 22.54% | 1,171 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 0.48 bn USD | 16.42% | 943 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 0.52 bn USD | 14.77% | 1,009 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 0.57 bn USD | 14.65% | 1,085 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 0.76 bn USD | 17.32% | 1,430 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 0.83 bn USD | 18.74% | 1,548 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 1.00 bn USD | 20.10% | 1,849 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 1.44 bn USD | 27.90% | 2,623 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 1.32 bn USD | 25.21% | 2,388 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 2.11 bn USD | 41.11% | 3,662 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 2.48 bn USD | 74.79% | 4,267 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 2.57 bn USD | 71.45% | 4,368 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 2.64 bn USD | 66.14% | 4,452 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 3.42 bn USD | 85.24% | 5,702 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 4.25 bn USD | 146.10% | 7,008 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 3.75 bn USD | 125.70% | 6,120 USD | 31,701 USD |