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Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Suriname: key statistics
Suriname has 639,850 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $7,070. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Surinamese dollar SRD
- Languages
- Dutch
- ISO codes
- SRSUR
Population639,8502025 · rank 168 of 217GDP$4.5bn2025 · rank 172 of 211GDP per capita$7,0702025 · rank 121 of 211Life expectancy73.8 yrs2024 · rank 118 of 217Internet users87.4%2023 · rank 73 of 188Fertility2.232024 · rank 89 of 217CO₂ per person4.06 t2024 · rank 68 of 203Inflation9.2%2025 · rank 23 of 180
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Suriname, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Suriname by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 639,850 | 2025 | 168/217 | 25/42 | +10% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.85% | 2025 | 110/217 | 13/42 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 65.8% | 2025 | 104/217 | 25/42 | −0.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.23 | 2024 | 89/217 | 8/42 | −15% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 8.2% | 2025 | 116/217 | 33/42 | +2.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 25.3% | 2025 | 93/217 | 10/42 | −3.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 4.0 | 2024 | 210/216 | 41/42 | +10% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 17.2 | 2024 | 88/217 | 10/42 | −14% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 163,820 km² | 2024 | 91/216 | 13/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.5bn | 2025 | 172/211 | 29/41 | −12% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $7,070 | 2025 | 121/211 | 33/41 | −20% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $22,652 | 2025 | 97/199 | 25/38 | +37% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $6,140 | 2025 | 119/201 | 32/38 | −28% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 152/210 | 30/41 | +5.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.9% | 2025 | 149/210 | 32/41 | +5.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 6.8% | 2024 | 93/198 | 14/37 | −2.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 35.1% | 2024 | 32/201 | 3/38 | +4.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.8% | 2024 | 143/201 | 35/38 | −1.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 36.2% | 2010 | — | — | — | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 50.3% | 2010 | — | — | — | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 9.2% | 2025 | 23/180 | 4/31 | +2.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 1.3% | 2025 | 107/136 | 28/31 | −6.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 14.5% | 2025 | 33/136 | 6/31 | +1.9 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 37.26 | 2025 | 84/210 | 11/39 | +991% | — | |
| External debt | 129.1% | 2023 | 5/119 | 1/22 | — | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 52.5% | 2010 | — | — | — | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 38.4% | 2010 | — | — | — | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 91.0% | 2010 | — | — | — | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -55.3% | 2025 | 185/185 | 35/35 | −39.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 45.4% | 2025 | 2/197 | 1/38 | +41.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 3.9% | 2025 | 64/178 | 13/35 | +3.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 279,000 | 2017 | 148/196 | 36/41 | +67% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 7.8% | 2025 | 56/187 | 11/31 | +0.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 25.4% | 2025 | 28/187 | 3/31 | +12.4 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 53.8% | 2025 | 145/187 | 28/31 | −1.7 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 44.9% | 2025 | 138/187 | 26/31 | +0.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $43.5m | 2023 | 127/145 | 23/32 | +41% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.4% | 2023 | 86/139 | 11/30 | +0.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $69.2 | 2023 | 68/145 | 12/32 | +28% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 2.2% | 2022 | 73/151 | 9/22 | −18.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 4.6% | 2022 | 78/151 | 11/22 | −23.9 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 17.6% | 2022 | 90/145 | 17/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 39.2 | 2022 | 44/151 | 20/22 | −32% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 12.7% | 2024 | 44/167 | 6/28 | +3.9 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 31.4% | 2025 | 67/190 | 15/32 | +5.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 92.9% | 2012 | 76/141 | 18/26 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 91.0% | 2012 | 82/147 | 19/28 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 91.9% | 2024 | 160/191 | 32/39 | −14.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 76.1% | 2023 | 135/176 | 32/37 | +7.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 2.6% | 2024 | 172/172 | 31/31 | −8.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 75.2% | 2021 | 141/168 | 31/33 | −2.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.4 | 2018 | 130/173 | 24/30 | −16% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 2.9% | 2023 | 148/184 | 34/38 | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.8 yrs | 2024 | 118/217 | 28/42 | +4.9% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 14.8 | 2024 | 86/196 | 11/35 | −24% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 15.8 | 2024 | 93/196 | 13/35 | −25% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 84 | 2023 | 72/194 | 7/34 | −31% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.4% | 2023 | 120/193 | 22/33 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $297 | 2023 | 114/193 | 28/33 | −32% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.35 | 2023 | 99/180 | 21/29 | +100% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 73% | 2024 | 160/193 | 31/33 | +3.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 1.6% | 2024 | 23/153 | 3/29 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 8.3% | 2018 | 105/154 | 18/28 | −2.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 98.0% | 2024 | 95/206 | 18/35 | +2.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 90.0% | 2024 | 118/203 | 24/34 | +4.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 87.4% | 2023 | 73/188 | 7/34 | +50.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 142.1 | 2024 | 36/210 | 7/40 | −12% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 18.8 | 2024 | 91/208 | 18/39 | +133% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.0% | 2024 | 136/215 | 28/42 | +4.4 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 95.0% | 2024 | 90/192 | 17/33 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.06 t | 2024 | 68/203 | 7/39 | −11% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 14.5% | 2021 | 126/212 | 19/41 | −6.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 41.9% | 2021 | 68/206 | 15/41 | −28.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 91.5% | 2024 | 2/214 | 1/42 | −0.9 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.3% | 2024 | 199/206 | 39/39 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 0.6% | 2022 | 161/177 | 31/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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