Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: GDP

Papua New Guinea
133.98 billion current LCU
in 2025
Suriname
168.55 billion current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
143rd
Suriname rank
140th

GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019922025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 168.55 billion current LCU against 133.98 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 34.57 billion current LCU.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 315.28 million current LCU 330,010 current LCU 314.95 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
1970s 1.04 billion current LCU 953,530 current LCU 1.04 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.36 billion current LCU 1.92 million current LCU 2.36 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
1990s 5.80 billion current LCU 233.84 million current LCU 5.57 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 18.95 billion current LCU 5.35 billion current LCU 13.60 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 59.16 billion current LCU 20.38 billion current LCU 38.78 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2020s 108.14 billion current LCU 106.07 billion current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Suriname, at 168.55 billion current LCU against 133.98 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
34.57 billion current LCU, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 143rd and Suriname ranks 140th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.