Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname
Suriname: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was -9.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname, 1976–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname is -9.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1,274.0% on the previous year and down 268.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname peaked at 31.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -18.8%, in 2019.
Suriname ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.2% | — |
| 1977 | 16.0% | +396.9% |
| 1978 | -4.5% | -128.2% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -333.6% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -89.2% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +1040.5% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | -122.1% |
| 1983 | -8.9% | +208.9% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -145.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -80.8% |
| 1986 | -2.3% | -397.7% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | -338.9% |
| 1988 | -0.8% | -113.5% |
| 1989 | -2.3% | +202.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -134.1% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +1502.2% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -81.8% |
| 1993 | -7.2% | -417.8% |
| 1994 | -4.5% | -37.8% |
| 1995 | -6.6% | +46.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -120.4% |
| 1997 | -2.6% | -297.4% |
| 1998 | -6.4% | +143.9% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -167.5% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +35.8% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +94.4% |
| 2002 | -3.8% | -133.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -196.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -75.9% |
| 2005 | -5.0% | -661.7% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -164.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +67.6% |
| 2008 | -9.2% | -269.4% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -442.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -90.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +56.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +127.6% |
| 2013 | -9.0% | -188.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -159.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -98.9% |
| 2017 | -6.4% | -13553.1% |
| 2018 | -8.5% | +32.5% |
| 2019 | -18.8% | +121.5% |
| 2020 | -10.3% | -45.2% |
| 2021 | -7.5% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | -3.9% | -48.6% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -83.1% |
| 2024 | -9.0% | +1274.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | -4.5% | 16.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -8.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -7.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | -9.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -18.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.3% | -10.3% | -0.7% | 5 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -919,348 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 206.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Suriname was -9.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.8% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Suriname ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 268.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.