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Suriname · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean Capital Paramaribo Upper middle income Nation age 51 years (since 1975) i SUR · SR
NationsTree Index 2025 i37.8137th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.1 msee ranking Military strength i8percentile
Population i639,850168th of 217 Area i163,820 km²91st of 216 GDP i$4.52 bn171st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$14.49 bn intl.159th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$22,652 intl.97th of 199 Life expectancy i73.8 years118th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i33
Strength · trunk i19
Quality of life · crown i41
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i40
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i76
CSV

In short

Suriname is 137th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 37.8 out of 100; its tree is 2.1 m tall.

It has 639,850 people and an economy of $14.49 bn at purchasing power parity, 159th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (3rd of 183), Political stability (71st of 207) and High-tech exports (62nd of 168).

Its weakest positions: Tertiary enrolment (150th of 150), Government budget balance (180th of 192) and DPT immunization (172nd of 193).

Over five years it climbed from 161st to 137th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 163,820 91st/216
Land area ikm² 160,508 91st/216
Population ipeople 639,850 168th/217
Population growth i% 0.85% 110th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 4.0 210th/216
Urban population i% 65.8% 104th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 25.3% 93rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 8.2% 116th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $4.52 bn 171st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $14.49 bn 159th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $12.39 bn 159th/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,070 120th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $22,652 97th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6,140 119th/201
GDP growth i% 1.8% 152nd/210
Inflation i% 9.2% 158th/180
Unemployment i% 7.8% 132nd/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 96.9% 165th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -8.3% 180th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 6.8% 93rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 35.1% 32nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 19.8% 21st/192
Services i% of GDP 50.8% 142nd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $2.30 bn2010
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.68 bn2010
Exports i% of GDP 52.5%2010
Imports i% of GDP 38.4%2010
Trade openness i% of GDP 91.0%2010
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 157th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2% 160th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 149th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 146th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 10.4% 62nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -53.3% 191st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 45.4% 2nd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 9.6% 47th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 7.93% 21st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 80th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.65% 41st/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.3% 199th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 158,867 3rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 279,000 146th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $19.0 m 164th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.8% 157th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.8 118th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 15.8 104th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.36 96th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.9 63rd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 69% 172nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 50.0% 114th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 76.1% 134th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 12.3% 115th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.4% 120th/193
Adult literacy i% 92.9%2012
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 2.6% 150th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.722 114th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.2 81st/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.2% 62nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 99.0% 135th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 55.8% 106th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 25.1% 118th/144
Internet users i% of population 87.4% 73rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 142 36th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 18.8 91st/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 149,672 132nd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.06 136th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 14.5% 126th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.7 88th/200
Forest area i% of land area 91.5% 2nd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,688 68th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 52.1 108th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 40.3 124th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 55.0 113th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 76.1 71st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 41.8 164th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 62.1 86th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.5 104th/145

Military

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Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.85% 82nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 12.0 m 103rd/163

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 26 169th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Suriname — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/suriname. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Suriname — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/suriname. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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