Public debt as a share of GDP rose 6.56% to 134% in Suriname in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt as a share of GDP in Suriname reached an all time high of 146% in 2020 and an all time low of 11.8% in 1996.
Suriname has been ranked 8th within the group of 169 countries we follow in terms of public debt as a share of GDP, 130 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Bolivia | % | 80.5% | 82.6% | 85.1% | 87.0% | 88.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 93.0% | 88.2% | 88.9% | 90.6% | 92.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 64.6% | 61.1% | 60.0% | 59.2% | 58.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 42.9% | 22.8% | 20.9% | 18.8% | 16.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | % | 36.4% | 34.8% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 47.9% | 16.0% | 14.8% | 14.2% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 126% | 134% | 117% | 119% | 106% | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 60.6% | 54.7% | 54.4% | 56.1% | 56.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 241% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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