General profile: Suriname

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
0.613 Millions
18.239 SRD/US$
3 166 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 156 000 km²
59.12 %
-0.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-31.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
997
2 026
1 652
1 513
Merchandise imports
1 050
1 398
2 028
1 381
Merchandise trade balance
-53
628
-376
132
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
79 %79 %4 %4 %4 %4 %5 %5 %8 %8 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
580500725340580500725340
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
204
241
177
(e) 96
Services imports
355
259
709
(e) 640
Services trade balance
-151
-18
-531
(e) -544
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
34.4
12.9
22.2
(e) 24.2
Travel
21.9
25.2
49.4
(e) 13.2
Other services
43.8
61.9
35.9
(e) 62.6
TRADE INDICES
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811311281271229110011312814012812593105938780796350434113314211510610910910010010511511210793939293788075757780
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-1.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
2 193
4 482
5 126
3 166
GDP per capita, current US$
4 248
8 207
8 908
5 164
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.92
6.07
-2.58
-0.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
-6.69
14.52
-15.34
(e) 4.71
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.732
2.745
3.417
18.239
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
49.012.438.854.154.449.012.438.854.154.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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..
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
28.00
-247.70
266.74
-164.39
FDI outflows
..
..
..
..
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.18
0.10
0.14
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
0.50.50.50.71.56.78.87.08.13.94.34.62.22.82.1-1640.349-81199830026716418817470-248-93-231-247-16328-37-76-74-27-97FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-5.85
14.92
-16.36
(e) 9.53
Balance, % of imports
-8.32
40.35
-31.27
(e) 15.09
Normalized balance
-0.043
0.168
-0.185
(e) 0.070
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
136104118114116105889298105111898510810198135
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban
66%Urban 66%Rural
34%Rural 34%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
6
6
7
7
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
11.73
9.05
8.78
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
59 583
106 014
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.22
0.08
0.04
0.11
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.33
3.01
2.41
2.02
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022