Lending interest rate in Suriname
Suriname: Lending interest rate was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 14.5% for lending interest rate in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Suriname peaked at 40.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 35th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 8.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 11.7% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Suriname
- Net migration -967 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.29 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 50.22 billion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.2% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 68.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.3% (2025)
- Broad money 65.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 37.26 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Suriname?
- Lending interest rate in Suriname was 14.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for lending interest rate?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.