Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Suriname

Imports (% of GDP) in Suriname in 2010 — 38.41%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 179. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 7.01 pp.

2010 38.41% −5.38 pp vs 2009
World rank 95of 179
Period maximum 52.26%2008
Period minimum 38.41%2010

Trend over time

2006–2010 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Suriname, 2006–20103540455055200620072008200920102006: 45.42%2007: 47.25%2008: 52.26%2009: 43.8%2010: 38.41%
Change over the period: −7.01 pp Annual average: -1.75 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Suriname 38.41%
World 27.63%
South America computed 14.04%
Imports (% of GDP) — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 38.41 −5.38 pp
2009 43.8 −8.46 pp
2008 52.26 +5.01 pp
2007 47.25 +1.83 pp
2006 45.42

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.