Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Suriname
Suriname: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Suriname, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Suriname is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 159.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Suriname peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Suriname ranks 186th 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +140.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +456.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +276.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +71.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0095 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +456.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +276.8% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +140.2% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 183 Eritrea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 187 Belize 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 East Timor 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Oman 0.0001 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Suriname?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Suriname was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Suriname rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Suriname ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.2%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.