Travel services in Suriname
Suriname: Travel services was 2.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Suriname, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Suriname stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 58.5% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Suriname peaked at 22.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 195th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Travel services in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.8% | — |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +50.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +34.9% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -51.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -58.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.1%, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.8% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 7.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 2.5% | 10.6% | 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)
- 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 2.5% 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 22.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for travel services?
- Suriname ranks 195th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.