Travel services in Suriname
Suriname: Travel services was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Suriname, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Suriname is 15.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Suriname peaked at 49.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2021.
That places Suriname 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Travel services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9% | — |
| 2006 | 40.1% | +83.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -55.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +39.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 21.9% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 25.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.2% | 18.4% | 6 |
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -919,348 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 206.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.4506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,186 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Suriname?
- Travel services in Suriname was 15.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for travel services?
- Suriname ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.