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Employment in services — Suriname

Employment in services in Suriname in 2025 — 66.9%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2025 66.9% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 182
Period maximum 78.6%1999
Period minimum 66.3%2022

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in services — Suriname, 1991–20256570758019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 76.6%1992: 76.4%1993: 76%1994: 74%1995: 70.5%1996: 69.1%1997: 71.3%1998: 75.3%1999: 78.6%2000: 76.8%2001: 74.6%2002: 72.5%2003: 70%2004: 67.5%2005: 67.3%2006: 67.2%2007: 67.1%2008: 66.8%2009: 67.2%2010: 67.2%2011: 66.9%2012: 67.2%2013: 67.2%2014: 67.2%2015: 66.9%2016: 66.8%2017: 66.7%2018: 66.5%2019: 66.7%2020: 66.3%2021: 66.3%2022: 66.3%2023: 66.6%2024: 66.8%2025: 66.9%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 66.9%
World 50.6%
Latin America & Caribbean 66.8%
South America computed 68.9%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 52.9%
Employment in services — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.9 +0.1 pp
2024 66.8 +0.1 pp
2023 66.6 +0.3 pp
2022 66.3 −0 pp
2021 66.3 −0 pp
2020 66.3 −0.3 pp
2019 66.7 +0.1 pp
2018 66.5 −0.1 pp
2017 66.7 −0.1 pp
2016 66.8 −0.1 pp
2015 66.9 −0.3 pp
2014 67.2 −0.1 pp
2013 67.2 +0.1 pp
2012 67.2 +0.2 pp
2011 66.9 −0.2 pp
2010 67.2 +0 pp
2009 67.2 +0.3 pp
2008 66.8 −0.3 pp
2007 67.1 −0 pp
2006 67.2 −0.2 pp
2005 67.3 −0.1 pp
2004 67.5 −2.5 pp
2003 70 −2.6 pp
2002 72.5 −2.1 pp
2001 74.6 −2.2 pp
2000 76.8 −1.8 pp
1999 78.6 +3.3 pp
1998 75.3 +4 pp
1997 71.3 +2.1 pp
1996 69.1 −1.3 pp
1995 70.5 −3.5 pp
1994 74 −2.1 pp
1993 76 −0.4 pp
1992 76.4 −0.2 pp
1991 76.6 —

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VE Venezuela 74.4 UY Uruguay 73.2 CL Chile 72.4 BR Brazil 72.2 AR Argentina 71.8 SR Suriname 66.9 CO Colombia 65.8 PY Paraguay 65.1 PE Peru 60.1 GY Guyana 56.7 BO Bolivia 55.5 EC Ecuador 50.9
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About the indicator

The share of total employment in the service sector: trade, transport, communications, finance, business services, public administration, education, health care. In high-income countries it exceeds 70–80%; the rise of this share is the main line of structural change in labor markets over the past half century.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Suriname

Economy Services share of GDP

The contribution of trade, transport, finance, IT and public administration to value added.

Suriname by year Labor Employment in industry

The share of workers employed in mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.

Suriname by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Suriname by year Labor Unemployment rate (IMF)

Unemployment as estimated by the IMF — with a forecast, for countries with reliable labor market statistics.

Suriname by year Labor Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Suriname by year Labor Youth unemployment

The unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.

Suriname by year
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