Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Suriname
Suriname: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 35.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Suriname is 35.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Suriname peaked at 47.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1993.
Suriname ranks 32nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.7% | — |
| 1961 | 38.3% | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 36.0% | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 35.0% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 36.1% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 43.7% | +17.8% |
| 1967 | 45.2% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 46.2% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 45.4% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 41.7% | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 43.3% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 42.5% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 44.2% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 32.1% | -32.9% |
| 1976 | 34.2% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 33.3% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 32.8% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 25.2% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +69.2% |
| 1995 | 29.2% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +43.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -11.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 35.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 35.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 | +69.2% | 16.1% | 27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.5% | 35.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 32.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 23.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 16.1% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 24.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 26.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 35.1% | 42.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 industry (including construction), value added in Suriname?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Suriname was 35.1% 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 47.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Suriname ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.