Suriname vs Sweden: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Suriname |  Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.6B | $556.1B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2% | 2.3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | -1% | 2.8% |
| Population | 563k | 10.3M |
| GDP per capita | $6.2k | $55k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.93% | 0.97% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 3 | 8.92 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.4 | 1.03 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $15k | $53k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $3B | $565.1B |
| GNI per capita | $5.2k | $55k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $8B | $550.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $14k | $54k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Suriname | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 38% | 57% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 36% | 21.4% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 6.9% | 2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 14.4% | 2.3% |
| Unemployment | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 49.5 | 74.9 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.79 | 9.37 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.19 | 8.48 |
| Property Rights Index | 45.6 | 88.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 19.5 | 79.9 |
| Business Freedom Index | 48.2 | 85.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 10.3 | 97 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 71.9 | 53.8 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 40 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 30 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 69.8 | 86.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 76.1 | 81.2 |
| Government Spending Index | 74.8 | 25.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 70.5 | 43.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 36.9 | 91.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 43 | 85 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 71.5 | 82.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 22.8 | 14.8 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 14.5 | 2.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 278k | 7.4M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Suriname | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 69.6% | 39% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 22.9% | 19.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 50.3% | 29.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 36.2% | 26.8% |
| Total reserves including gold | $580.8M | $60.6B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $131M | $9B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Suriname | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 52.5% | 45.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 38.4% | 43.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$118M | $9.5B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 32.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $16.4M | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $519k | $3.1B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 36.2% | 22.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 9% | 1.4% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $8.6M | $4.9B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $75k | $7.4B |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 31.1% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 29% | 49.7% |
