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Suriname

Republiek Suriname

Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)

Budget

revenues

$863 million (2019 est.)

expenditures

$1.648 billion (2019 est.)

Exports

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note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

Exports 2022

$2.6 billion (2022 est.)

Exports 2023

$2.533 billion (2023 est.)

Exports 2024

$2.793 billion (2024 est.)

Imports

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note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

Imports 2022

$2.342 billion (2022 est.)

Imports 2023

$2.203 billion (2023 est.)

Imports 2024

$2.571 billion (2024 est.)

Industries

gold mining, oil, lumber, food processing, fishing

Labor force

255,500 (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Public debt

Public debt 2016

75.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

Remittances

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note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Remittances 2022

3.9% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances 2023

4.3% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances 2024

3.4% of GDP (2024 est.)

Exchange rates

Currency

Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar -

Exchange rates 2020

9.31 (2020 est.)

Exchange rates 2021

18.239 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates 2022

24.709 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates 2023

36.776 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates 2024

33.181 (2024 est.)

Debt - external

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note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

Debt - external 2023

$2.645 billion (2023 est.)

Economic overview

upper middle-income South American economy; new floating currency regime; key aluminum goods, gold, and hydrocarbon exporter; new IMF plan for economic recovery and fiscal sustainability; controversial hardwood industry

Unemployment rate

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note: % of labor force seeking employment

Unemployment rate 2022

8.2% (2022 est.)

Unemployment rate 2023

7.7% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate 2024

7.4% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

Switzerland 49%, UAE 28%, Guyana 5%, USA 4%, France 3% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

Imports - partners

USA 22%, China 12%, Netherlands 11%, Trinidad & Tobago 9%, Guyana 8% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Real GDP per capita

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note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP per capita 2022

$18,700 (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2023

$19,000 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita 2024

$19,400 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP growth rate 2022

2.4% (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2023

2.5% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2024

2.8% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

rice, sugarcane, oranges, vegetables, chicken, cassava, plantains, pineapples, eggs, citrus fruits (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Exports - commodities

gold, fish, refined petroleum, wood, tobacco (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports - commodities

refined petroleum, ships, excavation machinery, trucks, tobacco (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Current account balance

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note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Current account balance 2022

$76.321 million (2022 est.)

Current account balance 2023

$148.118 million (2023 est.)

Current account balance 2024

$9.306 million (2024 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$4.714 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

52.4% (2022 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

51.6% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

16.2% (2024 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

2.1% (2023 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

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note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$11.68 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$11.976 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$12.316 billion (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

male

16.9% (2024 est.)

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note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

total

24.2% (2024 est.)

female

35.9% (2024 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

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note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$1.195 billion (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$1.346 billion (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024

$1.632 billion (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

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note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

industry

39.9% (2023 est.)

services

48.3% (2023 est.)

agriculture

7.5% (2023 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

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note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

lowest 10%

2.2% (2022 est.)

highest 10%

30.1% (2022 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

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note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022

39.2 (2022 est.)