Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname
Suriname: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname, 1976–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2.3% for industry (including construction), value added in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 187.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Suriname peaked at 20.4% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -27.8%, in 1980.
Suriname ranks 105th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.7% | — |
| 1977 | 10.3% | -12.1% |
| 1978 | -1.3% | -112.9% |
| 1979 | -6.5% | +391.8% |
| 1980 | -27.8% | +325.7% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -114.5% |
| 1982 | -14.7% | -466.2% |
| 1983 | -11.0% | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -130.8% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +45.1% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +67.9% |
| 1987 | -17.8% | -314.7% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | -214.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -87.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -75.6% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +125.0% |
| 1992 | -0.9% | -165.8% |
| 1993 | -10.9% | +1110.9% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -124.6% |
| 1995 | -0.7% | -127.8% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -922.8% |
| 1997 | -2.2% | -136.5% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -428.4% |
| 1999 | -6.4% | -187.0% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -285.6% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -110.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -497.3% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +185.8% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -75.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +102.3% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | -211.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -177.6% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | -10.7% | -287.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -152.7% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | -146.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -120.6% |
| 2016 | -12.7% | -2464.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -255.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -81.8% |
| 2019 | -4.9% | -235.5% |
| 2020 | -17.5% | +258.4% |
| 2021 | -10.9% | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -122.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | -6.5% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | -2.8% | -27.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -10.9% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | -9.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -12.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -17.5% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 4,031 current US$ per person (2010)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 11,067 current LCU per person (2010)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 6,144 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Suriname?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname was 2.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1988.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.8% in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.