Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Suriname, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Suriname is 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 203.4% on the previous year and up 908.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Suriname peaked at 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -733.82 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1989.
That places Suriname 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -13.18 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | -17.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +31.7% |
| 1972 | 7.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -143.7% |
| 1973 | 35.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +373.7% |
| 1974 | 18.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.3% |
| 1975 | 2.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.3% |
| 1976 | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 1977 | -58.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -2249.9% |
| 1978 | -35.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.7% |
| 1979 | -72.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +105.1% |
| 1980 | 48.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -166.4% |
| 1981 | 164.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +240.8% |
| 1982 | -29.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -117.9% |
| 1983 | 215.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -830.0% |
| 1984 | -185.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -186.2% |
| 1985 | 55.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.7% |
| 1986 | -153.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -379.7% |
| 1987 | -326.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.1% |
| 1988 | -425.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1989 | -733.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.6% |
| 1990 | -186.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -74.6% |
| 1991 | 44.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -123.9% |
| 1992 | -130.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -391.7% |
| 1993 | -111.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1994 | -71.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.7% |
| 1995 | -47.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -32.9% |
| 1996 | 43.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -190.8% |
| 1997 | -20.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -147.2% |
| 1998 | 19.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -196.9% |
| 1999 | -131.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -762.1% |
| 2000 | -203.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.8% |
| 2001 | -55.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -73.0% |
| 2002 | -148.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +169.1% |
| 2003 | -150.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | -72.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -51.7% |
| 2005 | 53.92 BoP, current US$ per person | -174.3% |
| 2006 | -311.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -677.3% |
| 2007 | -464.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.3% |
| 2008 | -430.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | -171.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.1% |
| 2010 | -464.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +170.6% |
| 2011 | 261.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -156.2% |
| 2012 | 301.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 328.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | -103.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -131.6% |
| 2015 | 315.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -404.5% |
| 2016 | 394.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 161.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.9% |
| 2018 | 218.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 138.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.8% |
| 2021 | 414.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +24279.0% |
| 2022 | 408.11 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 769.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.7% |
| 2024 | 1,050 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person | +203.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 196.04 BoP, current US$ per person, 16.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 395.98 BoP, current US$ per person, 8.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +24279.0% | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 414.03 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1977 | -2249.9% | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.69 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -12.91 BoP, current US$ per person | -72.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -137.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -733.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -59.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -186.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -195.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -464.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -464.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 394.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 971.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 8 United Arab Emirates 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Palau 3,904 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Andorra 3,275 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 12 Denmark 3,052 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 2,993 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 14 Macao 2,753 BoP, current US$ per person 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Suriname?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Suriname was 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -733.82 BoP, current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Suriname rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Suriname ranks 11th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 908.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.