Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname
Suriname: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.4591 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname is 0.4591, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname peaked at 0.4591 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2167, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 54th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2167 | — |
| 1955 | 0.2349 | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2467 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2566 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2695 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3137 | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2243 | -28.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2319 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3256 | +40.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3544 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3618 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3698 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3823 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4131 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4591 | +11.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.4591 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3894, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.4591 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4243, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +40.4% | 0.2319 | 0.3256 |
| 1980 | -28.5% | 0.3137 | 0.2243 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2258 | 0.2167 | 0.2349 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.2516 | 0.2467 | 0.2566 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2916 | 0.2695 | 0.3137 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2281 | 0.2243 | 0.2319 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.34 | 0.3256 | 0.3544 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3658 | 0.3618 | 0.3698 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3977 | 0.3823 | 0.4131 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4591 | 0.4591 | 0.4591 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Suriname was 0.4591 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4591 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2167 in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Suriname ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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