Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean·Upper middle income

Population: 629K; 168th of 217
GDP: $4.71B; 172nd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $7,431; 117th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 73.6; 117th of 217
Human development: 0.73; 99th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Suriname

Jamaica

Colombia

Ecuador

Belize

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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

Area: 163,820 km²
Resources: timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel…
Borders: Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian52.8%▲ 1.2pt
Hindu22.5%▼ 0.9pt
Muslim13.1%▼ 1.0pt
Unaffiliated8.1%▲ 0.7pt
Other3.1%

Religious diversity: 7.54 / 10 · very high · 2nd of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

SUR

JAM

COL

ECU

GDP

current US$

$4.71B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

-$37.6M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

62.4%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

7.5%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

39.9%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

0.458–––

Population

people

629K–––

Population density

people per km²

3.9–––

Urban population

% of total

66.4%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

2.2–––

Net migration

people

-1,166–––

Population under 15

% of total

25.6%–––

Population 65+

% of total

7.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

5.9%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

2.9%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

17.8K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

3,402.8–––

Electricity generation

TWh

2.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

7.54–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

8.1%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#172/214

$4.71B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#117/214

$7,4312024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#94/203

$21,136latest

GDP growth

annual %

#120/214

2.8%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#120/207

$5,8702024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#196/213

19.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#183/201

-$37.6M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#80/205

62.4%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#90/206

7.5%2023

Industry value added

% of GDP

#20/208

39.9%2023

Unemployment

% of labor force

#130/187

7.6%latest

Gini index

0–100

#115/168

39.2latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#79/168

2.2%latest

Labor share of GDP

share, 0–1

#92/139

0.4582023

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#168/217

629Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#211/216

3.9latest

Urban population

% of total

#101/215

66.4%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#117/217

73.6latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#89/217

2.2latest

Net migration

people

#112/217

-1,1662024

Population under 15

% of total

#93/217

25.6%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#116/217

7.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#111/196

15.2latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#103/196

16.2latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#108/192

5.9%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#101/195

1.5latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#76/160

95%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#159/199

2.9%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#176/194

6%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#99/139

55.8%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#111/210

78.4%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#24/214

157.32023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#92/208

17.52023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#90/215

2,060.12024

Access to electricity

% of population

#136/215

99.6%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#86/198

17.8K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#85/202

3,402.82023

Electricity generation

TWh

#140/202

2.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#76/202

43%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#86/202

57%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#58/204

32024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#137/204

4.72024

Share of global CO₂

#148/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#159/193

102023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#187/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#181/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#191/210

0.1%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#168/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#187/210

0.6512024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#34/175

0.7812025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#40/175

0.6262025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#24/175

0.9132025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#41/175

0.1722025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#47/175

0.8282025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#86/178

402022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#111/193

-0.4052022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#161/193

-0.9442022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#95/193

-0.1282022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#74/193

0.3962022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#39/175

0.8772025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#2/193

7.542020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#70/193

8.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#99/189

0.732021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#105/170

0.4272021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#55/164

6.272015

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