Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname
Suriname: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname stood at 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname peaked at 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Suriname ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1973 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +124.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | +202.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 million USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2391 million USD per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +202.9% | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +124.8% | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | 0.011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0105 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 161 Cameroon 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Kyrgyzstan 0.0168 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Sierra Leone 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Burundi 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Yemen 0.0134 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Burkina Faso 0.0131 million USD 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$), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Suriname was 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Suriname ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.