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Suriname — statistics

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309 indicators Region: Latin America & Caribbean Subregion: South America Income group: Upper middle income ISO: SUR
Indicator Value Year Source
Population people 639,850 2025 UN DESA
Life expectancy at birth years 73.8 2024 UN DESA
Total fertility rate births 2.23 2024 UN DESA
Crude birth rate per 1,000 17.2 2024 UN DESA
Crude death rate per 1,000 6.8 2024 UN DESA
Population growth % 0.85 2025 UN DESA
Urban population share % 65.8 2025 UN DESA
Urban population people 420,949 2025 UN DESA
Rural population share % 34.2 2025 UN DESA
Population density per km² 3.9 2023 World Bank
Share of population aged 65 and over % 8.2 2025 UN DESA
Share of population under 15 % 25.3 2025 UN DESA
Age dependency ratio per 100 50.4 2025 UN DESA
Net migration people -967 2025 UN DESA
Share of women in the population % 50.06 2025 UN DESA
Male population people 319,510 2025 UN DESA
Female population people 320,340 2025 UN DESA
Children under 15 people 162,121 2025 UN DESA
Population aged 15–64 people 425,317 2025 UN DESA
Population aged 65 and over people 52,412 2025 UN DESA
Male life expectancy years 70.6 2024 UN DESA
Female life expectancy years 76.98 2024 UN DESA
Adolescent fertility rate per 1,000 46.9 2024 UN DESA
Contraceptive use % 39.1 2018 UN DESA
Rural population people 218,901 2025 UN DESA
Indicator Value Year Source
Tuberculosis incidence per 100k 34 2024 WHO
HIV prevalence % 1.6 2024 WHO
People living with HIV people 7,900 2024 WHO
New HIV infections per 1,000 1.1 2024 WHO
HIV-related deaths people 500 2024 WHO
Tuberculosis cases people 210 2024 WHO
Tuberculosis deaths people 10 2024 WHO
Malaria deaths people 0 2024 WHO
Malaria death rate per 100k 0 2021 WHO
Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseases % 18.7 2021 WHO
Indicator Value Year Source
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 14.8 2024 WHO
Under-five mortality rate per 1,000 15.8 2024 WHO
Maternal mortality ratio per 100k 84 2023 WHO
Suicide mortality rate per 100k 22.3 2021 WHO
Share of deaths from noncommunicable diseases % 50 2021 WHO
Share of deaths from infections % 37 2021 WHO
Share of deaths from injuries % 7.4 2021 WHO
Road traffic death rate per 100k 15.3 2019 WHO
Road traffic deaths people 99 2021 WHO
Air pollution death rate per 100k 51 2019 WHO
Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation per 100k 7.1 2019 WHO
Poisoning death rate per 100k 0.21 2021 WHO
Healthy life expectancy years 60.3 2021 WHO
Adult mortality rate, male per 1,000 197.1 2024 UN DESA
Adult mortality rate, female per 1,000 120.4 2024 UN DESA
Indicator Value Year Source
GDP US$ 4.52B 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita US$ 7,070 2025 World Bank
GDP growth % 1.79 2025 World Bank
GDP at purchasing power parity int$ 14.49B 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita at PPP int$ 22,652 2025 World Bank
GNI per capita US$ 6,140 2025 World Bank
Consumer price inflation % 9.21 2025 World Bank
GDP deflator % 12.99 2025 World Bank
Industry share of GDP % 35.1 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing share of GDP % 19.8 2024 World Bank
Agriculture share of GDP % 6.8 2024 World Bank
Services share of GDP % 50.8 2024 World Bank
Household consumption (% of GDP) % 35.9 2010 World Bank
Government consumption (% of GDP) % 13.3 2010 World Bank
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) % 36.2 2010 World Bank
GDP (IMF) bn US$ 14.1 2031 IMF
Real GDP growth (IMF) % 2.9 2031 IMF
GDP per capita at PPP (IMF) int$ 47,643 2031 IMF
Inflation, average consumer prices (IMF) % 5 2031 IMF
GDP in constant prices US$ 2015 4.68B 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita in constant prices US$ 2015 7,314 2025 World Bank
GDP per capita growth % 0.93 2025 World Bank
Share of world GDP % 0.012 2031 IMF
Gross national income US$ 4.19B 2025 World Bank
Industry value added US$ 1.55B 2024 World Bank
Manufacturing value added US$ 876M 2024 World Bank
Agriculture value added US$ 299M 2024 World Bank
Services value added US$ 2.25B 2024 World Bank
Household consumption US$ 1.57B 2010 World Bank
Government consumption in US dollars US$ 582M 2010 World Bank
Gross capital formation in US dollars US$ 1.58B 2010 World Bank
Gross national savings % 50.3 2010 World Bank
Consumer price index index 1,855.23 2025 World Bank
End-of-period inflation % 5 2031 IMF
GDP per capita (IMF) US$ 19,569 2031 IMF
GNI at purchasing power parity int$ 13.44B 2025 World Bank
PPP conversion factor per int$ 11.629 2025 World Bank
Indicator Value Year Source
Government debt % 35.4 2031 IMF
Budget balance % 3.1 2031 IMF
External debt US$ 4.05B 2023 World Bank
Indicator Value Year Source
Foreign direct investment inflows US$ 2.04B 2025 UNCTAD
Foreign direct investment outflows US$ -919,348 2025 UNCTAD
FDI inflows (% of GDP) % 45.06 2025 UNCTAD
New business density per 1,000 2.77 2022 World Bank
New businesses registered companies 1,147 2022 World Bank
Indicator Value Year Source
Cereal production t 203,185 2023 FAO
Cereal yield kg/ha 4,079 2023 FAO
Food production index index 87.9 2022 FAO
Livestock production index index 124.1 2022 FAO
Agricultural land share % 0.45 2023 FAO
Arable land share % 0.33 2023 FAO
Arable land per capita ha/person 0.0842 2023 FAO
Fertilizer use kg/ha 285.6 2023 FAO
Irrigated land % 74.36 2021 FAO
Agricultural land km² 714 2023 FAO
Arable land ha 52,965 2023 FAO
Land under cereal production ha 49,813 2023 FAO
Crop production index index 80.2 2022 FAO
Indicator Value Year Source
Forest cover % 94.45 2023 FAO
Forest area km² 151,596 2023 FAO
Protected areas % 8.6 2025 World Bank
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources % 0.62 2022 FAO
PM2.5 air pollution µg/m³ 15.7 2023 WHO
Land area km² 160,508 2023 FAO
Surface area km² 163,820 2023 FAO
Renewable water resources km³ 99 2022 FAO
Water resources per capita m³/person 158,867 2022 FAO
Freshwater withdrawal km³ 1 2022 FAO
Population living in slums % 15.8 2022 World Bank
Population below five meters above sea level % 71.28 2015 World Bank
Indicator Value Year Source
Renewables share of final energy consumption % 14.5 2021 World Bank
Primary energy consumption quad Btu 0.034 2024 EIA
Energy consumption per capita MMBtu 53 2024 EIA
Primary energy production quad Btu 0.034 2024 EIA
Coal production Mtoe 0 2024 EIA
Natural gas production bn m³ 0.01 2024 EIA
Oil production kb/d 12.1 2025 EIA
Indicator Value Year Source
Air passengers carried people 149,672 2023 World Bank
Aircraft departures departures 1,867 2023 World Bank
Air freight traffic M t-km 23.6 2023 World Bank
Container port traffic TEU 105,949 2024 UNCTAD
Indicator Value Year Source
Internet users % 87.4 2023 ITU
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 142.1 2024 ITU
Fixed broadband internet per 100 18.75 2024 ITU
Fixed telephone lines per 100 19.56 2024 ITU
Secure internet servers per 1M 2,060 2024 World Bank
ICT service exports % 8.33 2025 UNCTAD
ICT service exports, US$ US$ 18.2M 2025 World Bank
Number of mobile subscriptions subs 901,670 2024 ITU
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions subs 118,971 2024 ITU
Indicator Value Year Source
Armed forces personnel people 2,000 2020 SIPRI
Arms imports M TIV 12,000,000 2024 SIPRI
Armed forces personnel since 1816 people 2,000 2022 SIPRI
Armed forces as a share of the population % 0.321 2022 SIPRI
Armed forces as a share of the labor force % 0.85 2020 SIPRI
Indicator Value Year Source
Human development index index 0.722 2023 UNDP
Gender development index ratio 0.993 2023 UNDP
Gender inequality index index 0.391 2023 UNDP
Corruption perceptions index score 40 2024 Transparency Intl

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