Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Suriname
Suriname: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed was 26.03 Percentage of GDP in 2010. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Suriname, 2000–2010
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2010, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Suriname stood at 26.03 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Suriname peaked at 35.75 Percentage of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.03 Percentage of GDP, in 2010.
That places Suriname 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.89 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 35.75 Percentage of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 32 Percentage of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 26.46 Percentage of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 32.25 Percentage of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 33.7 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.74 Percentage of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 30.75 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 34.69 Percentage of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 34.53 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.03 Percentage of GDP | -24.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 26.03 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.94 Percentage of GDP, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 26.03 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.81 Percentage of GDP, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.18 Percentage of GDP | 26.46 Percentage of GDP | 35.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.03 Percentage of GDP | 26.03 Percentage of GDP | 26.03 Percentage of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 7 Seychelles 28.48 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Croatia 17.56 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Indonesia 27.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Mauritania 17.55 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Lithuania 18.55 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Cyprus 26.94 Percentage of GDP compare
- 11 Bahrain 25.26 Percentage of GDP compare
- 12 Netherlands 17.57 Percentage of GDP compare
- 12 Panama 24.58 Percentage of GDP compare
- 13 Latvia 17.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 13 Maldives 23.87 Percentage of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0232 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 164.03 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0169 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 119.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1688 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Suriname?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Suriname was 26.03 Percentage of GDP in 2010, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 35.75 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.03 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Suriname ranks 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2010.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.