Suriname is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 634K people. The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, with 224K residents. Suriname shares land borders with Guyana and Brazil.
Suriname ranks 164/197 by GDP ($4.71B) and 101/197 by GDP per capita ($7,431). The top export category is precious metals & jewellery, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
644193
|
165/197 |
| GDP |
$4.71B
2024 |
164/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$7,431
2024 |
101/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$22,067
2024 |
87/197 |
| Government debt |
$4.11B
2024 |
149/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
86.6%
2025 |
37/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$6,481
2024 |
71/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$3,252
2025 |
138/197 |
| Land area | 61,972 sq mi | 90/197 |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 193/197 |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 | 84/196 |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 109/196 |
| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 101/197 |
Suriname trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $99,650,000 |
| 1961 | $107,700,000 |
| 1962 | $116,150,000 |
| 1963 | $125,950,000 |
| 1964 | $134,400,000 |
| 1965 | $154,150,000 |
| 1966 | $190,350,000 |
| 1967 | $220,700,000 |
| 1968 | $241,350,000 |
| 1969 | $259,650,000 |
| 1970 | $274,900,000 |
| 1971 | $301,000,000 |
| 1972 | $311,950,000 |
| 1973 | $339,450,000 |
| 1974 | $409,850,000 |
| 1975 | $465,500,000 |
| 1976 | $505,500,000 |
| 1977 | $641,500,000 |
| 1978 | $735,500,000 |
| 1979 | $782,500,000 |
| 1980 | $795,000,000 |
| 1981 | $889,000,000 |
| 1982 | $915,000,000 |
| 1983 | $883,500,000 |
| 1984 | $864,000,000 |
| 1985 | $873,000,000 |
| 1986 | $891,000,000 |
| 1987 | $980,000,000 |
| 1988 | $1,161,000,000 |
| 1989 | $542,600,000 |
| 1990 | $388,400,000 |
| 1991 | $448,100,000 |
| 1992 | $404,600,000 |
| 1993 | $428,764,706 |
| 1994 | $605,492,537 |
| 1995 | $691,590,498 |
| 1996 | $861,372,806 |
| 1997 | $926,422,500 |
| 1998 | $1,110,850,000 |
| 1999 | $886,290,698 |
| 2000 | $947,671,970 |
| 2001 | $834,279,358 |
| 2002 | $1,093,574,468 |
| 2003 | $1,274,190,311 |
| 2004 | $1,484,092,538 |
| 2005 | $1,793,410,397 |
| 2006 | $2,626,380,435 |
| 2007 | $2,936,612,022 |
| 2008 | $3,532,969,035 |
| 2009 | $3,875,409,836 |
| 2010 | $4,368,370,998 |
| 2011 | $4,422,276,622 |
| 2012 | $4,980,000,000 |
| 2013 | $5,145,757,576 |
| 2014 | $5,240,606,061 |
| 2015 | $5,126,237,646 |
| 2016 | $3,317,421,648 |
| 2017 | $3,591,679,431 |
| 2018 | $3,996,198,867 |
| 2019 | $4,016,040,575 |
| 2020 | $2,911,807,496 |
| 2021 | $3,107,923,198 |
| 2022 | $3,791,603,200 |
| 2023 | $3,455,146,281 |
| 2024 | $4,714,267,822 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $378 |
| 1961 | $395 |
| 1962 | $409 |
| 1963 | $424 |
| 1964 | $435 |
| 1965 | $482 |
| 1966 | $575 |
| 1967 | $644 |
| 1968 | $681 |
| 1969 | $708 |
| 1970 | $724 |
| 1971 | $768 |
| 1972 | $785 |
| 1973 | $858 |
| 1974 | $1,041 |
| 1975 | $1,190 |
| 1976 | $1,302 |
| 1977 | $1,666 |
| 1978 | $1,928 |
| 1979 | $2,072 |
| 1980 | $2,118 |
| 1981 | $2,368 |
| 1982 | $2,430 |
| 1983 | $2,333 |
| 1984 | $2,261 |
| 1985 | $2,256 |
| 1986 | $2,271 |
| 1987 | $2,469 |
| 1988 | $2,886 |
| 1989 | $1,329 |
| 1990 | $942 |
| 1991 | $1,080 |
| 1992 | $969 |
| 1993 | $1,022 |
| 1994 | $1,434 |
| 1995 | $1,610 |
| 1996 | $1,963 |
| 1997 | $2,068 |
| 1998 | $2,429 |
| 1999 | $1,898 |
| 2000 | $1,988 |
| 2001 | $1,715 |
| 2002 | $2,202 |
| 2003 | $2,516 |
| 2004 | $2,888 |
| 2005 | $3,453 |
| 2006 | $5,003 |
| 2007 | $5,530 |
| 2008 | $6,576 |
| 2009 | $7,130 |
| 2010 | $7,944 |
| 2011 | $7,950 |
| 2012 | $8,851 |
| 2013 | $9,043 |
| 2014 | $9,108 |
| 2015 | $8,814 |
| 2016 | $5,644 |
| 2017 | $6,050 |
| 2018 | $6,666 |
| 2019 | $6,630 |
| 2020 | $4,755 |
| 2021 | $5,030 |
| 2022 | $6,084 |
| 2023 | $5,494 |
| 2024 | $7,431 |
Suriname's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.7 |
| 1951 | 51.1 |
| 1952 | 51.4 |
| 1953 | 52.1 |
| 1954 | 52.8 |
| 1955 | 53.5 |
| 1956 | 54.1 |
| 1957 | 54.7 |
| 1958 | 55.4 |
| 1959 | 55.9 |
| 1960 | 56.6 |
| 1961 | 57.3 |
| 1962 | 58 |
| 1963 | 58.5 |
| 1964 | 58.9 |
| 1965 | 59.1 |
| 1966 | 59.2 |
| 1967 | 59.2 |
| 1968 | 59.3 |
| 1969 | 59.4 |
| 1970 | 59.5 |
| 1971 | 59.6 |
| 1972 | 59.7 |
| 1973 | 59.8 |
| 1974 | 59.9 |
| 1975 | 60 |
| 1976 | 60.2 |
| 1977 | 60.3 |
| 1978 | 60.4 |
| 1979 | 60.5 |
| 1980 | 60.7 |
| 1981 | 60.8 |
| 1982 | 60.9 |
| 1983 | 61.1 |
| 1984 | 61.2 |
| 1985 | 61.4 |
| 1986 | 61.2 |
| 1987 | 61.3 |
| 1988 | 61.5 |
| 1989 | 62 |
| 1990 | 62.1 |
| 1991 | 62.2 |
| 1992 | 62.2 |
| 1993 | 62.4 |
| 1994 | 62.5 |
| 1995 | 62.8 |
| 1996 | 63.1 |
| 1997 | 63.4 |
| 1998 | 63.7 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2000 | 64.4 |
| 2001 | 64.8 |
| 2002 | 65.3 |
| 2003 | 65.8 |
| 2004 | 66.4 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 67.6 |
| 2007 | 68.3 |
| 2008 | 68.9 |
| 2009 | 69.3 |
| 2010 | 69.6 |
| 2011 | 69.8 |
| 2012 | 70 |
| 2013 | 70.1 |
| 2014 | 70.3 |
| 2015 | 70.6 |
| 2016 | 71 |
| 2017 | 71.2 |
| 2018 | 71.5 |
| 2019 | 71.8 |
| 2020 | 72.3 |
| 2021 | 68.9 |
| 2022 | 73.3 |
| 2023 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 73.8 |
| 2025 | 73.9 |
Suriname's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 263,918 |
| 1961 | 272,791 |
| 1962 | 283,912 |
| 1963 | 297,034 |
| 1964 | 309,041 |
| 1965 | 320,000 |
| 1966 | 331,135 |
| 1967 | 342,679 |
| 1968 | 354,616 |
| 1969 | 366,906 |
| 1970 | 379,442 |
| 1971 | 391,932 |
| 1972 | 397,413 |
| 1973 | 395,772 |
| 1974 | 393,676 |
| 1975 | 391,170 |
| 1976 | 388,289 |
| 1977 | 385,067 |
| 1978 | 381,502 |
| 1979 | 377,602 |
| 1980 | 375,377 |
| 1981 | 375,459 |
| 1982 | 376,555 |
| 1983 | 378,746 |
| 1984 | 382,193 |
| 1985 | 386,972 |
| 1986 | 392,330 |
| 1987 | 396,911 |
| 1988 | 402,227 |
| 1989 | 408,409 |
| 1990 | 412,493 |
| 1991 | 415,013 |
| 1992 | 417,589 |
| 1993 | 419,352 |
| 1994 | 422,375 |
| 1995 | 429,606 |
| 1996 | 438,830 |
| 1997 | 448,067 |
| 1998 | 457,406 |
| 1999 | 466,916 |
| 2000 | 476,643 |
| 2001 | 486,560 |
| 2002 | 496,551 |
| 2003 | 506,414 |
| 2004 | 513,923 |
| 2005 | 519,313 |
| 2006 | 524,997 |
| 2007 | 531,016 |
| 2008 | 537,245 |
| 2009 | 543,568 |
| 2010 | 549,923 |
| 2011 | 556,269 |
| 2012 | 562,633 |
| 2013 | 569,020 |
| 2014 | 575,373 |
| 2015 | 581,627 |
| 2016 | 587,757 |
| 2017 | 593,713 |
| 2018 | 599,513 |
| 2019 | 605,768 |
| 2020 | 612,317 |
| 2021 | 617,896 |
| 2022 | 623,164 |
| 2023 | 628,886 |
| 2024 | 634,431 |
Suriname's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.59 |
| 1961 | 6.58 |
| 1962 | 6.57 |
| 1963 | 6.51 |
| 1964 | 6.43 |
| 1965 | 6.32 |
| 1966 | 6.2 |
| 1967 | 6.04 |
| 1968 | 5.86 |
| 1969 | 5.7 |
| 1970 | 5.53 |
| 1971 | 5.36 |
| 1972 | 5.18 |
| 1973 | 5.01 |
| 1974 | 4.81 |
| 1975 | 4.63 |
| 1976 | 4.45 |
| 1977 | 4.26 |
| 1978 | 4.08 |
| 1979 | 3.93 |
| 1980 | 3.79 |
| 1981 | 3.75 |
| 1982 | 3.82 |
| 1983 | 3.87 |
| 1984 | 3.8 |
| 1985 | 3.71 |
| 1986 | 3.61 |
| 1987 | 3.53 |
| 1988 | 3.46 |
| 1989 | 3.39 |
| 1990 | 3.23 |
| 1991 | 3.09 |
| 1992 | 3.01 |
| 1993 | 2.94 |
| 1994 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 2.92 |
| 1997 | 2.95 |
| 1998 | 2.99 |
| 1999 | 3.02 |
| 2000 | 3.05 |
| 2001 | 3.06 |
| 2002 | 2.96 |
| 2003 | 2.84 |
| 2004 | 2.74 |
| 2005 | 2.71 |
| 2006 | 2.73 |
| 2007 | 2.74 |
| 2008 | 2.73 |
| 2009 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | 2.69 |
| 2011 | 2.67 |
| 2012 | 2.67 |
| 2013 | 2.65 |
| 2014 | 2.62 |
| 2015 | 2.57 |
| 2016 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 2.43 |
| 2018 | 2.38 |
| 2019 | 2.35 |
| 2020 | 2.31 |
| 2021 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.27 |
| 2023 | 2.25 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.1 |
| 1961 | 18.2 |
| 1962 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 17.3 |
| 1964 | 16.8 |
| 1965 | 16.4 |
| 1966 | 16.1 |
| 1967 | 15.8 |
| 1968 | 15.6 |
| 1969 | 15.6 |
| 1970 | 15.6 |
| 1971 | 15.7 |
| 1972 | 16 |
| 1973 | 16.3 |
| 1974 | 16.7 |
| 1975 | 17 |
| 1976 | 17.4 |
| 1977 | 17.6 |
| 1978 | 17.9 |
| 1979 | 18.1 |
| 1980 | 18.4 |
| 1981 | 18.7 |
| 1982 | 18.9 |
| 1983 | 19.2 |
| 1984 | 19.5 |
| 1985 | 19.7 |
| 1986 | 20 |
| 1987 | 20.2 |
| 1988 | 20.4 |
| 1989 | 20.6 |
| 1990 | 20.8 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 21.2 |
| 1993 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 21.7 |
| 1995 | 22 |
| 1996 | 22.4 |
| 1997 | 22.8 |
| 1998 | 23.2 |
| 1999 | 23.6 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 24.4 |
| 2002 | 24.7 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 25.5 |
| 2006 | 25.6 |
| 2007 | 25.8 |
| 2008 | 26.1 |
| 2009 | 26.3 |
| 2010 | 26.5 |
| 2011 | 26.7 |
| 2012 | 26.9 |
| 2013 | 27.1 |
| 2014 | 27.3 |
| 2015 | 27.5 |
| 2016 | 27.7 |
| 2017 | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | 28.9 |
| 2023 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 29.4 |
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Suriname: National Statistics
Finance
|
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$3.72B
2024 |
164/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
29.2%
2025 |
103/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
2.87%
2023 |
147/193 |
| Armed forces personnel |
2,000
2020 |
163/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.18%
2025 |
41/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
7.92%
2016 |
56/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
48.3%
2023 |
142/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
39.9%
2023 |
19/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
50.9
2025 |
161/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
30.1%
2022 |
58/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.2%
2022 |
124/169 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$1.63B
2024 |
132/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$160M
2024 |
140/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
279,000
2017 |
144/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
0.78%
2020 |
171/184 |
Energy
|
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
1,695 kg
2023 |
70/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12.5
2023 |
107/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
2.63 megatons
2023 |
146/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.18 tons
2023 |
63/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
90.4%
2022 |
27/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
14.5%
2021 |
126/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
10.3%
2023 |
52/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
12.3%
2023 |
91/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
2,897 kWh
2023 |
66/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
41.9%
2021 |
69/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
61%
2023 |
33/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
172/192 |
| Electricity access |
99.6%
2023 |
117/195 |
Society
|
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.008%
2024 |
165/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-1,166
2024 |
95/196 |
| Urban population |
66.5%
2024 |
89/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.73 ft
2025 |
73/190 |
| Average female height |
5.32 ft
2025 |
65/190 |
| Quality of life index |
47.3
2025 |
103/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
40
2024 |
106/197 |
| Higher education index |
22
2025 |
144/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
7.28
2022 |
54/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
15.3
2019 |
94/197 |
| Visa free countries |
88
2025 |
114/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
95%
2021 |
106/196 |
| English speaking |
87.1%
2023 |
25/197 |
| People using the Internet |
78.4%
2023 |
104/195 |
Health
|
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$344
2022 |
107/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$79.4
2022 |
107/191 |
| Life expectancy |
73.9 years
2025 |
101/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
1.47%
2022 |
96/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
1.48
2021 |
101/193 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
84
2023 |
71/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
16.2
2023 |
93/192 |
| Obesity rate |
29.8%
2022 |
55/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
13.8%
2024 |
35/195 |
| Air quality index |
63
2025 |
75/197 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
5.93 liters
2020 |
74/186 |
Territory
|
Suriname
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.11%
2025 |
90/197 |
| Land area per capita |
97,682 sq mi
2024 |
5/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
275.8 sq mi
2025 |
167/194 |
| Forest area |
58,531 sq mi
2025 |
43/196 |
| Roads length |
2,674 mi
2003 |
132/175 |
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