Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Suriname
Suriname: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.781 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.781
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
35th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.781
in 2022
All-time low
0.144
in 1907
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Suriname, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.781 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Suriname peaked at 0.781 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.144, in 1907.
That places Suriname 35th out of 176 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.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.145 | — |
| 1901 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.147 | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.144 | -2.0% |
| 1908 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.145 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1941 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.151 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.151 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.154 | +2.0% |
| 1947 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.304 | +97.4% |
| 1950 | 0.497 | +63.5% |
| 1951 | 0.498 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.518 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 0.519 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.52 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.522 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.523 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.524 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.521 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.52 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.527 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.52 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.522 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.369 | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 0.73 | +97.8% |
| 1977 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.737 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.737 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.216 | -70.7% |
| 1981 | 0.17 | -21.3% |
| 1982 | 0.164 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.158 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.168 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.193 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.618 | +220.2% |
| 1989 | 0.725 | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.726 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.45 | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 0.75 | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 0.751 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.764 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.769 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.769 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.78 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.779 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.779 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.767 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.76 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.759 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.752 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.747 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.75 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.757 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.754 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.748 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.741 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.754 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.761 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.781 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.764 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.767 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.781 | +1.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.781 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.491, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.781 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.667, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1449 | 0.144 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1462 | 0.145 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.166 | 0.148 | 0.304 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5091 | 0.497 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5226 | 0.52 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5926 | 0.369 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2738 | 0.158 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.725 | 0.45 | 0.769 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.77 | 0.759 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7494 | 0.741 | 0.757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.768 | 0.754 | 0.781 | 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 tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Suriname?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Suriname was 0.781 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.781 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.144 in 1907.
- How does Suriname rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Suriname ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.