Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Suriname
Suriname: Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate was 23.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Suriname, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 23.1 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in 2024.
The figure is down 57.6% on the previous year and up 748.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Suriname peaked at 456.56 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -4.61 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 19th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1973 | 9.69 % change on previous year | +195.0% |
| 1974 | 20.77 % change on previous year | +114.2% |
| 1975 | 13.51 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1977 | 26.81 % change on previous year | +209.3% |
| 1978 | 14.68 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 1979 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1980 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 1981 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +656.7% |
| 1982 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1983 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -217.4% |
| 1984 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1985 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 1986 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +93.6% |
| 1987 | 9.97 % change on previous year | +389.8% |
| 1988 | 18.47 % change on previous year | +85.3% |
| 1989 | 16.83 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 43.19 % change on previous year | +156.6% |
| 1991 | 15.36 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1992 | 35.44 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 1993 | 140.22 % change on previous year | +295.7% |
| 1994 | 456.56 % change on previous year | +225.6% |
| 1995 | 276.75 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1996 | 13 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1997 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 1998 | 19.91 % change on previous year | +173.5% |
| 1999 | 71.54 % change on previous year | +259.4% |
| 2000 | 64.12 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 45.39 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 41.3 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 28.96 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 2005 | 21.37 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.29 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 11.85 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 21.35 % change on previous year | +80.1% |
| 2009 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2010 | 13.7 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 21.54 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 2012 | 14.69 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2013 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2015 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -269.3% |
| 2016 | 17.98 % change on previous year | -490.1% |
| 2017 | 30.15 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 2018 | 10.89 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2019 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2020 | 22.02 % change on previous year | +243.7% |
| 2021 | 56.78 % change on previous year | +157.9% |
| 2022 | 47.39 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 54.49 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 23.1 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.93 % change on previous year, 3.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 23.1 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.78 % change on previous year, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +656.7% | 1.57 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +490.1% | -4.61 % change on previous year | 17.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.55 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 26.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.91 % change on previous year | -3.45 % change on previous year | 18.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.92 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 456.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.71 % change on previous year | 10.64 % change on previous year | 64.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 % change on previous year | -4.61 % change on previous year | 30.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.76 % change on previous year | 22.02 % change on previous year | 56.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 16 Sierra Leone 24.8 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Zambia 23.58 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Lebanon 23.16 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.94 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Sudan (former) 21.92 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Uzbekistan 20.76 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Suriname?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Suriname was 23.1 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 456.56 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.61 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Suriname ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 748.8%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.