Trade in services (% of GDP) in Suriname
Suriname: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 84.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Trade in services in Suriname, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Suriname stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.5% on the previous year and up 387.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Suriname peaked at 84.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.
That places Suriname 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.2% | — |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +50.7% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +22.4% |
| 2025 | 84.2% | +89.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 84.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 84.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.7%, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.8% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 11.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 22.8% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 13 Nauru 91.0% compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 87.1% compare
- 15 Tuvalu 84.5% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 81.5%
- 18 Grenada 81.2% compare
- 19 Saint Lucia 78.2% 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)
- 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 trade in services in Suriname?
- Trade in services in Suriname was 84.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for trade in services?
- Suriname ranks 16th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.