Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname
Suriname: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname peaked at 10.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1993.
That places Suriname 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.7% | — |
| 1971 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 7.8% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 8.3% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -21.7% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,788 current US$ per person (2010)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 18,637 current LCU per person (2010)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,174 current US$ per person (2010)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 11,460 current LCU per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Suriname was 3.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Suriname ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.