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Suriname

Suriname's money's value is 1.60 %, ranked 113th of 116. And its public holidays is 18 days, ranked 7th of 104.

Of 15 fields published for Suriname, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.

Money's value113 / 116

Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?

Price level

31 % of US prices

23 of 125 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Money's value

1.60 %

100 saved in Suriname in 2000 buys what 2 buys today — 98 % of its purchasing power is gone.

113 of 116 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Price level23 / 125

What is left after the state takes its share?

Minimum wage

$283 PPP/mo

The law in Suriname sets the floor at about $283 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.

68 of 85 · 2024 · the figure and its source →

Minimum wage68 / 85

Does money in the bank keep its value?

Savings vs inflation

-2.52 %

A bank account in Suriname loses about 2.5 pp of purchasing power a year — the deposit rate trails inflation.

56 of 69 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Deposit rate

6.69 %

23 of 70 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Inflation rate

9.21 %

At 9.2 % a year, prices double in about 8 years if it holds.

106 of 123 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Savings vs inflation56 / 69

Government debt

105.80 %

ranked 113th of 124

17.80 pp since 2024 32.90 pp since 1990

Inflation rate

9.21 %

ranked 106th of 123

Price level

31 % of US prices

ranked 23rd of 125

Currency

0.00 %

ranked 14th of 71

Savings vs inflation

-2.52 %

ranked 56th of 69

Bank spread

7.81 %

ranked 50th of 62

Where Suriname sits, field by field

Each dot is Suriname’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.

  1. Money's value1.60 %113 of 116
  2. Public holidays18 days7 of 104
  3. Government debt105.80 %113 of 124
  4. Inflation rate9.21 %106 of 123
  5. Price level31 % of US prices23 of 125
  6. Currency0.00 %14 of 71
  7. Savings vs inflation-2.52 %56 of 69
  8. Bank spread7.81 %50 of 62
  9. Minimum wage$283 PPP/mo68 of 85
  10. Unemployment rate7.83 %91 of 124
  11. Lending rate14.50 %48 of 67
  12. Deposit rate6.69 %23 of 70
  13. GDP growth1.79 %86 of 127
  14. GDP per capita$7,07083 of 127
  15. Debt per person$7,48075 of 123

Financially nearest · computed, not curated

Ukraine

avg gap 13.3 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: public holidays 18 days (Suriname) vs 11 days

Zambia

avg gap 16.8 pp · 10 shared fields

Most separates them: debt per person $7,480 (Suriname) vs $1,133

Angola

avg gap 17.5 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: government debt 105.80 % (Suriname) vs 51.30 %

Colombia

avg gap 19.7 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: savings vs inflation -2.52 % (Suriname) vs 3.82 %

Where Suriname is unremarkable
Minimum wage$283 PPP/moranked 68th of 85
Unemployment rate7.83 %ranked 91st of 124
Lending rate14.50 %ranked 48th of 67
Deposit rate6.69 %ranked 23rd of 70
GDP growth1.79 %ranked 86th of 127
GDP per capita$7,070ranked 83rd of 127
Debt per person$7,480ranked 75th of 123

15 fields published for Suriname, every one dated and sourced · 20 not published yet

Awaiting an official source for Suriname: mortgage rate, real policy rate, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, house price growth, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, monthly earnings, median earnings, median income, vat, corporate tax, top income tax.

Sources for all 15 figures
What would a loan cost here?Taxes in SurinameWhat each kind of work earns3.3×