🇸🇷 Suriname National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Suriname government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $5.1 billion, growing at $7 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 106%. Per-citizen share: $8,484.
About Suriname's National Debt
Suriname defaulted and restructured its debt, but major offshore oil discoveries hold the promise of transforming its strained public finances later this decade.
Suriname's debt-to-GDP ratio of 106% exceeds the IMF's 90% threshold associated with potential growth drag. Stabilising it would require sustained primary surpluses — spending less than tax revenue before interest. By total government debt, Suriname ranks 134th of the 137 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $7 per second, Suriname adds about $0.0 billion to its national debt every day — roughly $0 billion per year. Each of Suriname's 1 million citizens carries an individual share of approximately $8,484. That is below the world average of roughly $12,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock using linear extrapolation from IMF general government gross debt baselines (Fiscal Monitor / WEO April 2026) and national treasury data. Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Suriname National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Suriname's national debt right now?
Suriname's national debt is approximately $5.1 billion as of September 12, 2026, growing at $7 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 106% and each citizen's share is about $8,484.
How fast is Suriname's debt growing?
Suriname's government debt is growing at approximately $7 per second — about $0 billion per day — derived from IMF fiscal projections anchored to the April 2026 baseline.
What is Suriname's debt per capita?
Each of Suriname's 1 million citizens carries a notional share of approximately $8,484 of the national debt.
What is Suriname's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Suriname's debt-to-GDP ratio is 106%. This sits above the IMF's 90% threshold associated with potential growth drag.
Why is Suriname's government debt at this level?
Suriname defaulted and restructured its debt, but major offshore oil discoveries hold the promise of transforming its strained public finances later this decade.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · World Bank International Debt Statistics · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 4,936,531,655 + 7 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sr (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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