Suriname
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 640,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Suriname rose 9.2% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Suriname's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Suriname was US$7,070 in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- 7.8% of Suriname's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Suriname had 640,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 168th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Suriname had a current account deficit of 55.3% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Suriname | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.2% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | 2.4% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Suriname | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | −2.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −16.0% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | −4.9% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Suriname | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$7,070 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$6,962 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$5,522 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$6,084 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$5,030 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$4,755 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$6,630 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$6,666 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$6,050 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$5,644 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Suriname | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Suriname |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 640,000 |
| 2024 | 634,000 |
| 2023 | 629,000 |
| 2022 | 623,000 |
| 2021 | 618,000 |
| 2020 | 612,000 |
| 2019 | 606,000 |
| 2018 | 600,000 |
| 2017 | 594,000 |
| 2016 | 588,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2005
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| Year | Suriname | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −55.3% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −12.9% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −3.7% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −3.2% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −11.2% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −3.0% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −4.8% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Suriname: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Suriname since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.