MacroSuriname
Debt per person in Suriname
How much state debt sits on each resident’s shoulders?
Suriname's debt per person is $7,480 — #75 of 123 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
$7,480
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
If the central government's debt were split equally, every resident of Suriname would carry about $7,480 of it.
Among 123 countries
- Rank
- #75 of 123
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 39 %
- 48 of 123 countries
In Americas: #15 of 26vs median $5,027: +49 % (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Debt per person | vs Suriname |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Puerto Rico | $7,312 | −$168 |
| 74 | Mauritius | $7,423 | −$57 |
| 75 | Suriname | $7,480 | — |
| 76 | Costa Rica | $7,855 | +$375 |
| 77 | Estonia | $8,329 | +$849 |
General government debt divided down to one resident, in US dollars — our calculation from IMF debt/GDP and World Bank GDP per capita, both dated within two years of each other.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: central government debt as a share of GDP multiplied by GDP per person, both World Bank figures — the abstract ratio turned into a number a person can feel. It is an accounting split, not a bill anyone receives; the state also holds assets, and general government debt (with local government and social funds) can be higher. We only compute it when both legs exist.