Suriname: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 11, 2026
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- Published: February 11, 2026
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229038218.002
Summary and principal message
- Suriname is about to experience a significant oil boom.
- The immediate task is to prepare a robust institutional framework to harness new oil wealth, spend it effectively, and ensure livelihoods of the population are materially improved by it.
- Building on important achievements of the completed Fund-supported program will require that resources are managed with high levels of governance and a significant portion are saved for the future, particularly given limited capacity to manage and absorb a rapid increase in public spending.
- A prudent fiscal-monetary mix is and will be essential for safeguarding macroeconomic stability; current developments suggest these gains are being eroded.
- Especially in the first half of 2025, an overly loose fiscal policy and an insufficiently restrictive monetary policy have boosted inflation and depreciated the currency.
- Despite record gold prices, mining output has weakened and growth is now projected to end the year well below the forecasts that were made when the program concluded.
Recent macroeconomic developments and outlook
- Fiscal policy in the first half of 2025 was described as overly loose.
- Monetary policy in the first half of 2025 was described as insufficiently restrictive.
- These policy stances have contributed to higher inflation and currency depreciation during that period.
- Mining output weakened despite record gold prices.
- Growth is projected to end the year well below the forecasts made when the program concluded.
Policy priorities and recommendations
- Establish a robust institutional framework to manage oil revenue.
- Ensure high levels of governance in resource management.
- Save a significant portion of oil-related resources for the future, given limited capacity to absorb rapid increases in public spending.
- Maintain a prudent fiscal-monetary mix to safeguard macroeconomic stability.
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- 1. Downside Scenario