Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname
Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 45.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname is 45.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 198.8% on the previous year and up 1,157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname peaked at 45.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -55.2%, in 1989.
Suriname ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -1.8% | — |
| 1971 | -2.3% | +24.2% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -142.7% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +333.5% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -56.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -86.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 1977 | -3.5% | -1780.1% |
| 1978 | -1.8% | -47.9% |
| 1979 | -3.5% | +90.8% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -165.0% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | +204.8% |
| 1982 | -1.2% | -117.5% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | -860.4% |
| 1984 | -8.2% | -189.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -129.7% |
| 1986 | -6.8% | -377.8% |
| 1987 | -13.2% | +95.1% |
| 1988 | -14.7% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | -55.2% | +275.0% |
| 1990 | -19.8% | -64.2% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -120.9% |
| 1992 | -13.4% | -425.1% |
| 1993 | -10.9% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | -5.0% | -54.1% |
| 1995 | -3.0% | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -174.4% |
| 1997 | -1.0% | -144.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -182.5% |
| 1999 | -6.9% | -947.1% |
| 2000 | -10.3% | +47.8% |
| 2001 | -3.2% | -68.7% |
| 2002 | -6.7% | +109.5% |
| 2003 | -6.0% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | -2.5% | -57.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -162.1% |
| 2006 | -6.2% | -498.5% |
| 2007 | -8.4% | +35.0% |
| 2008 | -6.5% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -63.2% |
| 2010 | -5.9% | +142.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -156.1% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | -131.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -414.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +94.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -61.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +22948.7% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +107.9% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 45.1% | +198.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6% | -3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.9% | -55.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.3% | -19.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.1% | -10.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -5.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 0.0% | 45.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 1 Malta 170.1% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 40.9% compare
- 4 Guyana 35.0% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 30.8% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 11,460 current LCU per person (2010)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3754 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,982 current US$ per person (2010)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 8,187 current LCU per person (2010)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.362 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,876 current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Suriname was 45.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.2% in 1989.
- How does Suriname rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Suriname ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.