Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:39 PM

SERIAL · 740South America

Suriname

CapitalParamaribo

CurrencySRD · Surinamese dollar

LanguageDutch

Area163,820 km²

Since1975

ISOSUR · SR

Population

639,850as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in South America

Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforest, the second-highest proportion of forest cover in the world. Suriname is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Brazil to the south, and Guyana to the west. It is the smallest country in South America by both population and territory, with around 612,985 inhabitants in 2021 in an area of approximately 165,940 square kilometres. The capital and largest city is Paramaribo, which is home to roughly half the population.

Text: Wikipedia — SurinameCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-25

— FACTS —

Capital: Paramaribo
Currency: Surinamese dollar (SRD)
Official language: Dutch
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +597
Licence plate code: SME
Top-level domain: .sr
Independence / founding: 25 Nov 1975
Highest point: Julianatop (1,280 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: God zij met ons Suriname

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

94.4%% of land area

#1 of 2132023

298% of world average

Forest area

151,596km²

#43 of 2132023

80% of world average

Agricultural land

0.4%% of land area

#209 of 2092023

1% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.3%% of land area

#200 of 2062023

2% of world average

Land area

163,820km²

#91 of 2152023

25% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

639,850people

#168 of 2162025

2% of world average

Population growth

0.9%% per year

#110 of 2162025

86% of world average

Population density

4people per km²

#209 of 2152023

1% of world average

People living in cities

65.8%% of population

#104 of 2162025

104% of world average

Urban population growth

0.9%% per year

#131 of 2162025

58% of world average

People living rurally

34.2%% of population

#113 of 2162025

93% of world average

Population aged 0-14

25.3%% of population

#93 of 2162025

101% of world average

Population aged 15-64

66.5%% of population

#70 of 2162025

104% of world average

Population aged 65+

8.2%% of population

#115 of 2162025

76% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

50.4%% of working-age population

#147 of 2162025

88% of world average

Female population

50.1%% of population

#139 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#89 of 2162024

95% of world average

Birth rate

17.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#88 of 2162024

100% of world average

Death rate

6.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#127 of 2162024

89% of world average

Net migration

-967people (5-year total)

#107 of 2162025

-878% of world average

Migrants living in the country

8.2%% of population

#91 of 2152024

62% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$4.52Bcurrent US$

#172 of 2112025

1% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$14.49Bcurrent int'l $

#159 of 1992025

1% of world average

GDP per person

$7,070current US$

#120 of 2112025

29% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$22,652current int'l $

#97 of 1992025

68% of world average

GDP growth

1.8%% per year

#151 of 2102025

53% of world average

GDP per person growth

0.9%% per year

#148 of 2102025

39% of world average

Gross national income

$4.19Bcurrent US$

#170 of 2042025

1% of world average

Gross national income per person

$6,140current US$

#120 of 2032025

30% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$21,000current int'l $

#98 of 1972025

66% of world average

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Inflation

9.2%% per year

#166 of 1902025

107% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

13.0%% per year

#188 of 2092025

183% of world average

Real interest rate

1.3%%

#104 of 1342025

32% of world average

Lending interest rate

14.5%%

#32 of 1342025

128% of world average

Government consumption

13.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

76% of world average

Household consumption

35.9%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

56% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

36.2%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

155% of world average

Fixed investment

37.5%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

168% of world average

Gross savings

50.3%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

230% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$2.04Bcurrent US$

#66 of 2012025

24% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

45.1%% of GDP

#2 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-0.0%% of GDP

#152 of 1792025

-1% of world average

Current account balance

-54.9%% of GDP

#191 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$1.62Bcurrent US$

#133 of 1772025

2% of world average

External debt

$4.05Bcurrent US$

#34 of 1212023

5% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

390-100

#107 of 1472022

110% of world average

People below the poverty line

2.2%% of population

#79 of 1472022

17% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

30.1%%

#106 of 1472022

108% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.2%%

#112 of 1472022

79% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$176.1Mcurrent US$

#147 of 1862025

3% of world average

Foreign aid received

1.4%% of GNI

#84 of 1372023

23% of world average

Exchange rate

37local currency per US$

#85 of 2112025

3% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

6.8%% of GDP

#94 of 1992024

68% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

35.1%% of GDP

#32 of 2022024

143% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

19.8%% of GDP

#21 of 1952024

180% of world average

Services' share of the economy

50.8%% of GDP

#143 of 2022024

88% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Suriname.

— TRADE —

Exports

52.5%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

121% of world average

Imports

38.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

77% of world average

Trade balance

14.1%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

108.1%% of GDP

#21 of 2052025

168% of world average

Goods exported

$2.69Bcurrent US$

#136 of 2072025

2% of world average

Goods imported

$2.20Bcurrent US$

#160 of 2072025

2% of world average

Services exported

$218.4Mcurrent US$

#169 of 1912025

0% of world average

Services imported

$3.59Bcurrent US$

#104 of 1912025

8% of world average

Goods and services exported

$3.18Bcurrent US$

#147 of 1912025

2% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$5.50Bcurrent US$

#140 of 1912025

3% of world average

High-tech share of exports

10.4%% of manufactured exports

#64 of 1792024

85% of world average

Terms of trade

138index

#14 of 2062024

131% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

73.8 yrsyears

#117 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.0 yrsyears

#118 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.6 yrsyears

#115 of 2162024

99% of world average

Infant deaths

14.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#112 of 1962024

80% of world average

Deaths under age 5

15.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#104 of 1962024

65% of world average

Maternal deaths

84per 100,000 live births

#124 of 1942023

72% of world average

Health spending

5.4%% of GDP

#120 of 1932023

79% of world average

Health spending per person

$297current US$

#114 of 1932023

20% of world average

Physicians

1.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#105 of 1872023

64% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#146 of 1962023

37% of world average

Hospital beds

2.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#65 of 1572022

97% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.0%% of population

#98 of 2142024

108% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

90.0%% of population

#124 of 2132024

112% of world average

Suicide rate

22per 100,000 people

#179 of 1852021

260% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.6%% aged 15-49

#133 of 1532024

116% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

34per 100,000 people

#94 of 2082024

34% of world average

Undernourishment

9.7%% of population

#110 of 1682023

96% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

73.0%% of children 12-23 months

#160 of 1932024

85% of world average

1 of 19 figures unavailable for Suriname.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.9%% of GDP

#152 of 1902023

66% of world average

Education spending

8.6%% of government spending

#166 of 1892024

63% of world average

Adult literacy

92.9%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2012

111% of world average

Youth literacy

97.7%% aged 15-24

#61 of 1262018

107% of world average

Primary school enrolment

91.9%% gross

#167 of 2002024

91% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

76.1%% gross

#141 of 1882023

87% of world average

University enrolment

2.6%% gross

#167 of 1672024

5% of world average

Primary school completion

75.2%% of relevant age group

#149 of 1802021

84% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

13pupils per teacher

#41 of 1602018

60% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

6.0 yrsyears

#192 of 1972025

60% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

7.8%% of labour force

#131 of 1862025

113% of world average

Youth unemployment

25.4%% of labour force aged 15-24

#159 of 1862025

162% of world average

Labour force participation

53.8%% aged 15+

#144 of 1862025

89% of world average

Women in the labour force

44.9%% of women aged 15+

#137 of 1862025

88% of world average

Men in the labour force

62.9%% of men aged 15+

#146 of 1862025

90% of world average

Labour force

257,128people

#170 of 1862025

1% of world average

Working in agriculture

7.0%% of employment

#123 of 1862025

32% of world average

Working in industry

26.1%% of employment

#35 of 1862025

133% of world average

Working in services

66.9%% of employment

#72 of 1862025

115% of world average

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Self-employed

22.5%% of employment

#123 of 1862025

58% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

81.6%% of labour force

#43 of 1712016

107% of world average

Employed

49.6%% aged 15+

#143 of 1862025

88% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

87.4%% of population

#78 of 2072023

123% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

142per 100 people

#36 of 2102024

123% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

19per 100 people

#91 of 2082024

103% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

20per 100 people

#64 of 2132024

131% of world average

Access to electricity

99.0%% of population

#135 of 2142024

112% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

95.7%% of population

#80 of 1892023

137% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,897kWh per person

#68 of 1492023

69% of world average

Energy used per person

1,695kg oil equivalent per person

#67 of 1492023

75% of world average

Air passengers carried

149,672passengers

#134 of 1652023

1% of world average

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Air freight

24million tonne-km

#79 of 1632023

2% of world average

Container port traffic

105,949TEU

#120 of 1672024

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

26count

#169 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

279,000count

#146 of 1942017

5% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$19.0Mcurrent US$

#165 of 1752020

1% of world average

4 of 18 figures unavailable for Suriname.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#136 of 2032024

90% of world average

Carbon emissions

3Mt CO2

#55 of 2032024

1% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

4Mt CO2-equivalent

#48 of 2032024

1% of world average

Protected land

14.8%% of land area

#129 of 2132025

78% of world average

Protected coastal waters

1.5%% of territorial waters

#96 of 1742025

15% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

0.6%% of internal resources

#17 of 1772022

0% of world average

Renewable water available per person

158,867m³ per person

#3 of 1832022

1125% of world average

Renewable energy use

14.5%% of final energy consumption

#126 of 2122021

50% of world average

Electricity from renewables

41.9%% of total

#68 of 2062021

121% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

38.3%% of total

#68 of 2092023

64% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#184 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

12.3%% of energy use

#90 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Armed forces personnel

2,000people

#159 of 1702020

1% of world average

Armed forces

0.8%% of labour force

#82 of 1682020

68% of world average

Homicides

7per 100,000 people

#113 of 1582023

84% of world average

4 of 7 figures unavailable for Suriname.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

Other$3.29B
USA$39.8M
United Kingdom$5.6M
Netherlands$5.4M
China$2.4M
Panama$1.6M
Trinidad and Tobago$1.4M
Brazil$1.4M

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Guyana$658,506
Saint Barthélemy$553,224
Canada$445,902
Japan$381,942
Singapore$341,741
Sao Tome and Principe$309,054
Norway$287,467

Imports fromas of 2025

USA$495.4M
China$353.7M
Netherlands$246.4M
Other$128.5M
Trinidad and Tobago$101.7M
Japan$95.0M
Brazil$50.7M
Saint Lucia$44.0M

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Türkiye$37.9M
India$36.9M
Germany$36.3M
Thailand$35.5M
China, Hong Kong SAR$30.8M
Colombia$28.4M
Guyana$24.5M

Trade balance, 2025+$1.23B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

God zij met ons SurinameAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Paramaribo · approx. UTC-4

Neighbours

Brazil

Guyana

Landmarks

Central Suriname Nature ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Inner City of ParamariboImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Desi Bouterseleader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)

Chan SantokhiPresident of Suriname from 2020 to 2025

Ronald VenetiaanSurinamese politician (1936–2025)

Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsSurinamese physician and politician

Johan FerrierDutch-Surinamese politician (1910-2010)

Jules WijdenboschSurinamese politician

Jeangu MacrooySurinamese singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Anthony NestySurinamese swimmer

Jean-Paul BoëtiusSurinamese association football player (born 1994)

Remy BonjaskySurinamese-Dutch kickboxer

Henck ArronFirst Suriname Prime Minister (1936–2000)

Letitia Vriesdeathletics competitor

History

25 Nov 1975Suriname — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population639,8502025

GDP$4.52B2025

GDP per person$7,0702025