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🇸🇷 Suriname

Republic of Suriname

SUR SR $ Surinamese dollar (SRD)

Every statistic we track for Suriname — 79 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$22,985

#93 of 191

Life expectancy

70.1 yrs

#117 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.63

#41 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 10 #93/153 2024
Current Account Balance -44.8% #190/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 33.2 #76/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #209/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -4.7% #139/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 5.9 #157/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 15.3 #158/191 2026
GDP per Capita 8,856 #99/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 22,985 #93/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 3.5% #61/184 2019
Government Debt 87.1% #27/185 2026
Income per Person 10,940 #80/183 2018
Income per Person 10,940 #80/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 11.8% #17/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 3.9% #56/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #159/191 2026
Unemployment Rate 9% #16/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.2 #90/217 2024
Median Age 28.9 #144/235 2026
Population 0.5 #170/229 2013
Population 0.7 #161/191 2026
Population Density 4.1 #227/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 56 #165/195 2025
Urban Population 65.8% #102/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 99.6% #135/214 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 149.1 #28/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 29.4% #63/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 6 #86/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.6 #96/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 5.9% #106/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 42.9% #45/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 15.2 #85/191 2023
Life Expectancy 70.1 #117/188 2013
Life Expectancy 72.4 #105/186 2020
Suicide Rate 22.5 #6/185 2021
Undernourishment 9.7% #56/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 74 #87/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.9% #79/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 4.1 #68/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,695 #67/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 52.9% #63/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #25/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.9 #47/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.4 #113/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 40 #89/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 40 #88/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #40/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #40/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.8 #35/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #184/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 79 #72/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.9 #32/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #40/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.5 #129/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #47/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #41/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #37/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.2 #139/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 76.1 #28/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #49/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.1 #87/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 73.2 #34/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 9.9 #50/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.2 #67/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.8 #77/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 3.2 #116/191 2025
World Risk Index 6.2 #74/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.7 #114/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 3.9% #137/151 2017
Individualism 47 #29/65 2010
Masculinity 37 #54/65 2010
Power Distance 85 #8/65 2010
Signed a Petition 2.7% #117/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 10.2% #65/120 2017
Trust in government 5.2 #30/123 2017
Trust in parliament 5.3 #44/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4.7 #21/120 2017
Trust in the legal system 5.9 #35/153 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance 92 #11/65 2010

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.