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Suriname
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Surinamese-dollar accounts anchor Suriname’s domestic banking, card and electronic-transfer market. Local payments and currency conversion connect businesses with overseas trade and funds in a smaller South American economy of 640,000 residents and US$7,100 GDP per capita in 2025.

Population

640K

GDP

$4.5B

GDP per Capita

$7K

GDP Growth

1.8%

Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Suriname

Outside larger hotels and urban retail stores, cash matters in Suriname. Surinamese-dollar notes serve daily spending, while acceptance of international card payments varies and ATMs can run short of cash near the end of the month.

ATMs (PER 100K)

16.7

BANKS (PER 100K)

9.8

DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

1.4

CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

0.0

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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025