Suriname Economy: GDP, Inflation, CPI & Interest Rates

Suriname Economic Data

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Population (million)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
GDP (USD bn)	3.6	4.0	4.3	4.2	3.2
GDP per Capita (USD)	6	6	7	7	5
GDP (LCU bn)	27	30	32	39	59
Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %)	30.2	10.9	6.4	22.0	51.9
Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %)	1.6	4.9	1.2	-16.0	-2.7
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)	-4.6	-2.5	-19.0	-8.4	-1.3
Public Debt (% of GDP)	71.5	66.1	85.2	146.1	125.7
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop)	-64.8	5.4	4.2	60.7	60.7
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop)	-58.3	6.8	4.5	34.9	59.1
Policy Rate (%, eop)	9.10	8.33	8.65	7.85	8.49
Exchange Rate (LCU per USD, eop)	7	7	7	14	21
Exchange Rate (LCU per USD, aop)	7	7	7	9	18
Current Account Balance (USD bn)	0	0	0	0	-
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	1.9	-3.0	-10.5	6.2	-
Merchandise Trade Balance (USD bn)	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.1
Merchandise Exports (USD bn)	2	2	2	2	2
Merchandise Imports (USD bn)	1	2	2	2	1
Merchandise Exports (ann. var. %)	38	9	-1	2	-31
Merchandise Imports (ann. var. %)	2	19	12	-10	-10
Foreign Direct Investment (USD bn)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.2
International Reserves (USD bn)	0	0	1	0	1
International Reserves (months of imports)	3.1	3.7	3.7	3.9	6.4
External Debt (USD bn)	3	4	4	4	4
External Debt (% of GDP)	87	88	88	86	119