Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Suriname
Suriname: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Suriname, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 54.5% on the previous year and up 673.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Suriname peaked at 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Suriname, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1991 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +140.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | +456.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | +276.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | +71.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre | +64.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0252 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0308 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0373 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0502 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0674 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1069 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1114 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1144 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1091 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1287 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1676 million SLC per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1858 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1977 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2412 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3782 million SLC per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5574 million SLC per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre | +54.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.73 million SLC per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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% | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +276.8% | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +140.2% | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 million SLC per square kilometre | 0 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.036 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0674 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1291 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0767 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1977 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5095 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2412 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 Tajikistan 0.9424 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 165 Finland 0.8992 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 166 Estonia 0.8937 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 168 Peru 0.7827 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 169 Zambia 0.7498 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 170 Fiji 0.6702 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -919,348 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 206.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Suriname?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Suriname was 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8612 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Suriname rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 673.3%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local 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.