Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Suriname
Suriname: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) was 13.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Suriname, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 13.0% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 167.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Suriname peaked at 438.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1985.
That places Suriname 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.1% | — |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -29.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -92.7% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +1126.1% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +49.3% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -52.4% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +80.7% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 5.4% | +74.3% |
| 1972 | 4.3% | -20.8% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +153.6% |
| 1974 | 20.3% | +87.4% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -48.2% |
| 1976 | -0.2% | -101.8% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | -8063.6% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -50.2% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | +62.1% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | -61.3% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +68.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -93.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3% | -165.8% |
| 1985 | -0.9% | +200.1% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -233.2% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +1278.7% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -42.7% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +22.6% |
| 1990 | 49.9% | +311.5% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -75.3% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +182.9% |
| 1993 | 157.5% | +351.2% |
| 1994 | 438.3% | +178.3% |
| 1995 | 276.8% | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | -95.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -87.4% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +1052.3% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +329.8% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -34.9% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -39.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +151.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -83.5% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +141.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -58.2% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +92.4% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -96.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +312.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +206.5% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +395.8% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -79.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +773.1% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | +37.3% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | -61.3% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 3.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 3.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +8063.6% | -0.2% | 15.2% |
| 1987 | +1278.7% | 1.3% | 17.3% |
| 1965 | +1126.1% | 0.2% | 2.4% |
| 1998 | +1052.3% | 1.5% | 17.2% |
| 2020 | +773.1% | 5.2% | 45.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | -0.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | -0.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.4% | 1.5% | 438.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 6.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 0.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 12.8% | 62.1% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1688 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Suriname?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Suriname was 13.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 438.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1985.
- How does Suriname rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Suriname ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.5%. 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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.