Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Suriname
Suriname: Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent was 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade in Suriname, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of merchandise value.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in 2020.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Suriname peaked at 376.36 Percentage of merchandise value in 2001 and was at its lowest, 145.31 Percentage of merchandise value, in 2012.
That places Suriname 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Percentage of merchandise value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 340.31 Percentage of merchandise value | — |
| 2001 | 376.36 Percentage of merchandise value | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 348.23 Percentage of merchandise value | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 251.1 Percentage of merchandise value | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 249.77 Percentage of merchandise value | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 261.4 Percentage of merchandise value | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 229.36 Percentage of merchandise value | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 208.14 Percentage of merchandise value | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 181.01 Percentage of merchandise value | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 169.54 Percentage of merchandise value | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 149.23 Percentage of merchandise value | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 147.38 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 145.31 Percentage of merchandise value | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 277.54 Percentage of merchandise value | +91.0% |
| 2020 | 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value | -4.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105.2 Percentage of merchandise value, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 102.62 Percentage of merchandise value, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: International trade costs Average … continent in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +91.0% | 145.31 Percentage of merchandise value | 277.54 Percentage of merchandise value |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 261.52 Percentage of merchandise value | 169.54 Percentage of merchandise value | 376.36 Percentage of merchandise value | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.87 Percentage of merchandise value | 145.31 Percentage of merchandise value | 277.54 Percentage of merchandise value | 4 |
| 2020s | 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 Chad 330.19 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 197.87 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 1 Cabo Verde 253.45 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 2 Ethiopia 241.83 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 289.47 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 3 Madagascar 188.69 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 4 Central African Republic 261.35 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 166.55 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 5 Eritrea 251.61 Percentage of merchandise value compare
- 6 Cuba 249.55 Percentage of merchandise value 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 28 - international trade in Suriname?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade in Suriname was 264.57 Percentage of merchandise value in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 376.36 Percentage of merchandise value in 2001.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.31 Percentage of merchandise value in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. 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 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.