Suriname

Economy

• GDP

  : 4.5 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 7070 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 1.8 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 14.5 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 22652 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.32 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 9.2 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 7.8 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 25.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 52.5 % (2010)

• Imports

  : 38.4 % (2010)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : 617.4 M$ (2010)

• Current account balance

  : -54.9 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 1.6 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 45.1 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 2.2 % (2022)

• Agriculture

  : 6.8 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 35.1 % (2024)

• Services

  : 50.8 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 3.9 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.0 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 639 850 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.9 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -967.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 3.92 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 73.8 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.23 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 17.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.84 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 65.8 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 34.2 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 257 128 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 50.5 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 24.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 2.9 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 5.4 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 39.2 (2022)

• Internet users

  : 87.4 % (2023)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 142.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 14 $ (2022)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 30.1 % (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 91.3 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 8.4 yrs (2023)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 58.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 6.2 % (1999)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 2 000 (2020)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 4.06 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 14.5 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 41.9 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 695 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 94.4 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 63.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 9.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 1.1 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 51.7 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.54 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 3.5 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 13.5 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 14 442 (2025)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 15 196 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 69.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 73.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 15.8 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 84.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 18.7 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 38.5 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 13.8 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 74.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.6 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 1.35 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.87 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 46.9 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 120.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 1.1 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.38 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.45 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 6.52 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.48 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.21 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.92 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.06 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 37.5 % (2010)

• New business density

  : 2.77 (2022)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 24.5 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 2.0 B$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 35.9 % (2010)

• Gross national savings

  : 50.3 % (2010)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.27 (2015)