Nombre oficial :
Republic of Suriname
Región:
General Information
| Region | South America | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 640a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 4.1a | |
| Capital city | Paramaribo | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 239.5c,d | |
| UN membership date | 4 December 1975 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 163 820b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 99.7a | |
| National currency | Surinam Dollar (SRD) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 35.3e |
Economic indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 5 126 | 4 159 | 3 759b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -2.6 | -16 | 2.1b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 8 814.0 | 6 792.0 | 5 976.0b |
| Economy: Agriculturef,g (% of Gross Value Added) | 11.3 | 8.4 | 8.6b |
| Economy: Industryf,h (% of Gross Value Added) | 29.6 | 37.9 | 40.9b |
| Economy: Services and other activityf,i (% of GVA) | 59.1 | 53.7 | 50.5b |
| Employment in agriculturej (% of employed) | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.4b |
| Employment in industryj (% of employed) | 27.2 | 26.2 | 26.3b |
| Employment in servicesj (% employed) | 65.6 | 66 | 66.3b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 7.2 | 8.8j | 7.1j |
| Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %) | 44.4 / 66.7 | 43.6 / 63.6 | 44.7 / 63.7 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexk (2010=100) | 139 | 398 | 1 700e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 98 | 86 | 70b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 1 814 | 2 193j | 1 484e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 1 904 | 1 533 | 1 751e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -90 | 660j | -266e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -786 | 260 | 9e |
Social indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.1 | 1 | 0.9a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 66.1 | 66.1m | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.9n | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 73.9 / 67.5 | 76.2 / 68.6 | 77.1 / 70.7a |
| Population age distributiono (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 28.7 / 9.3 | 26.8 / 10.7 | 25.3 / 12.7a |
| International migrant stockp,q (000/% of total pop.) | 43.1 / 7.4 | 47.8 / 7.8 | 51.9 / 8.2e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ~0.0 | 1.9 | 2.9e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 20.4 | 17.7 | 12.2a |
| Health: Current expenditurej,s (% of GDP) | 5.8r | 6.7 | 5.9t |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 1 | 0.8d | 1.4b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 107.2 / 110.8 | 100.2 / 104.3 | 25.8 / 101.3b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 91.2 / 81.3 | 89.7 / 83.7 | 88.1 / 80.1u |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 60.8 / 34.7 | ... / ... | 65.4 / 43.4b |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 5.8 | 9 | 6.5b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 11.8 | 31.4v | 31.4v |
Environment and infrastructure indicators
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internetj (per 100 inhabitants) | 42.8 | 69.8 | 78.4b |
| Threatened species (number) | 76 | 88 | 165e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 95 | 94.7 | 94.5t |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 2.7 / 4.7 | 2.9 / 4.8 | 2.8 / 4.5t |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 45 | 43 | 40t |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 74 | 74 | 71t |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 228 | 278w | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 51.2 | 51.2 | 51.2e |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 63.1 / 38.2 | 63.4 / 40.8 | 63.4 / 40.8t |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 22.0 / 36.2 | 20.7 / 33.9 | 20.7 / 33.9t |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.31 | 1.12 | 1.25b |