Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Suriname
Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was -919,348 BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Suriname, 2011–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Suriname stood at -919,348 BoP, current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.8% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Suriname peaked at 91.94 million BoP, current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, -223.77 million BoP, current US$, in 2014.
Suriname ranks 167th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Suriname, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72.39 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2012 | -3.42 million BoP, current US$ | -104.7% |
| 2013 | -872,587 BoP, current US$ | -74.5% |
| 2014 | -223.77 million BoP, current US$ | +25544.7% |
| 2015 | -83.08 million BoP, current US$ | -62.9% |
| 2016 | -68.32 million BoP, current US$ | -17.8% |
| 2017 | -2.13 million BoP, current US$ | -96.9% |
| 2018 | 11.77 million BoP, current US$ | -653.2% |
| 2019 | 91.94 million BoP, current US$ | +681.2% |
| 2020 | 691,056 BoP, current US$ | -99.2% |
| 2021 | 50.43 million BoP, current US$ | +7197.1% |
| 2022 | -53.24 million BoP, current US$ | -205.6% |
| 2023 | -21.84 million BoP, current US$ | -59.0% |
| 2024 | -9.05 million BoP, current US$ | -58.6% |
| 2025 | -919,348 BoP, current US$ | -89.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's -919,348 BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's -919,348 BoP, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.62 million BoP, current US$. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -25544.7% | -872,587 BoP, current US$ | -223.77 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2021 | +7197.1% | 691,056 BoP, current US$ | 50.43 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -22.83 million BoP, current US$ | -223.77 million BoP, current US$ | 91.94 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 2020s | -5.66 million BoP, current US$ | -53.24 million BoP, current US$ | 50.43 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 Dominica -401,184 BoP, current US$ compare
- 165 Gambia, The -665,150 BoP, current US$ compare
- 166 Tuvalu -915,228 BoP, current US$ compare
- 168 Haiti -1.00 million BoP, current US$
- 169 Naoero, Republic of -1.34 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 170 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -2.08 million BoP, current US$ 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Suriname?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Suriname was -919,348 BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 91.94 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -223.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2014.
- How does Suriname rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.