Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname
Suriname: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.9%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
23rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2022
All-time low
5.6%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2011–2025
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 8.9% for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname peaked at 8.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.
That places Suriname 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.7% | — |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 8.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Suriname was 8.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- How does Suriname rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Suriname ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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