What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Somalia and Suriname?

301.85 million current GBP, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Suriname?

35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Suriname: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Somalia

3.47 billion current GBP

in 2014

Suriname

3.17 billion current GBP

in 2014

Somalia rank

154th

Suriname rank

156th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

Somalia
Suriname

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.47 billion current GBP against 3.17 billion current GBP in Suriname, a difference of 301.85 million current GBP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 154th and Suriname ranks 156th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88.92 million current GBP	55.97 million current GBP	32.95 million current GBP	Somalia
1970s	247.42 million current GBP	222.39 million current GBP	25.03 million current GBP	Somalia
1980s	531.46 million current GBP	541.31 million current GBP	9.85 million current GBP	Suriname
1990s	443.80 million current GBP	234.47 million current GBP	209.33 million current GBP	Somalia
2010s	3.45 billion current GBP	3.22 billion current GBP	221.64 million current GBP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Somalia or Suriname?: Somalia, at 3.47 billion current GBP against 3.17 billion current GBP in Suriname as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Somalia and Suriname?: 301.85 million current GBP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Suriname?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
How do Somalia and Suriname rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?: Somalia ranks 154th and Suriname ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit: current GBP
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.