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Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.2%
Current prices2025
5USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 3.6%
Current prices2025
7,099USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.2 pp
Annual change2025
1.5%
Inflation▼ 7.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
9.2%
Unemployment▼ 0.8 pp
Rate2025
9.5%
Government debt▲ 17.8 pp
General government, gross2025
105.8% of GDP
Current account▼ 40.4 pp
Balance2025
-53.3% of GDP
Population▲ 1.5%
Total2025
0.66million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-16.00.043.51995: 11.3%1996: 11.2%1997: 7.0%1998: 2.2%1999: -0.9%2000: -0.1%2001: 4.9%2002: 3.7%2003: 6.2%2004: 7.3%2005: 4.9%2006: 5.8%2007: 5.1%2008: 4.1%2009: 3.0%2010: 5.2%2011: 5.8%2012: 2.7%2013: 2.9%2014: 0.3%2015: -3.4%2016: -4.9%2017: 1.6%2018: 4.9%2019: 1.2%2020: -16.0%2021: -2.4%2022: 2.4%2023: 2.4%2024: 1.7%2025: 1.5%2026: 3.9% (IMF projection)2027: 4.4% (IMF projection)2028: 28.5% (IMF projection)2029: 43.5% (IMF projection)2030: 3.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.30.060.51995: 24.2%1996: 2.8%1997: 6.1%1998: 11.2%1999: 60.5%2000: 29.6%2001: 34.4%2002: 15.5%2003: 23.0%2004: 9.1%2005: 14.0%2006: 11.3%2007: 6.4%2008: 14.7%2009: -0.3%2010: 6.9%2011: 17.7%2012: 5.0%2013: 1.9%2014: 3.4%2015: 6.9%2016: 55.5%2017: 22.0%2018: 6.9%2019: 4.4%2020: 34.9%2021: 59.1%2022: 52.4%2023: 51.6%2024: 16.2%2025: 9.2%2026: 11.8% (IMF projection)2027: 10.6% (IMF projection)2028: 5.8% (IMF projection)2029: 5.0% (IMF projection)2030: 5.0% (IMF projection)2031: 5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %-2.42.42.41.71.53.94.428.543.53.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %59.152.451.616.29.211.810.65.85.05.0
Unemployment rate %11.210.910.610.39.59.08.07.57.07.0
GDP, current prices USD bn343456791314
GDP per capita, current prices USD4,9886,0575,4326,8527,0998,8569,99013,04318,74819,190
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD18,30019,77020,68021,23321,83022,98524,14831,07244,68346,195
General government gross debt % of GDP115.8111.797.788.0105.887.177.058.441.036.2
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-5.7-2.6-1.7-3.4-9.6-4.7-4.2-0.15.14.9
Current account balance % of GDP-2.61.3-3.7-12.9-53.3-44.8-42.2-7.432.530.1
Population million0.620.630.640.650.660.670.680.690.700.71

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01462000: 48%2001: 37%2002: 37%2003: 31%2004: 29%2005: 27%2006: 23%2007: 16%2008: 15%2009: 15%2010: 17%2011: 19%2012: 20%2013: 28%2014: 25%2015: 41%2016: 75%2017: 73%2018: 69%2019: 84%2020: 146%2021: 116%2022: 112%2023: 98%2024: 88%2025: 106%2026: 87% (IMF projection)2027: 77% (IMF projection)2028: 58% (IMF projection)2029: 41% (IMF projection)2030: 36% (IMF projection)2031: 35% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-53.30.032.52000: -0.7%2001: -24.1%2002: -13.6%2003: -5.0%2004: -6.9%2005: -6.1%2006: 7.8%2007: 10.3%2008: 8.6%2009: 2.7%2010: 13.9%2011: 9.1%2012: 3.0%2013: -3.6%2014: -7.4%2015: -15.3%2016: -4.8%2017: 1.9%2018: -3.0%2019: -11.2%2020: 8.9%2021: -2.6%2022: 1.3%2023: -3.7%2024: -12.9%2025: -53.3%2026: -44.8% (IMF projection)2027: -42.2% (IMF projection)2028: -7.4% (IMF projection)2029: 32.5% (IMF projection)2030: 30.1% (IMF projection)2031: 28.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199514.029.212.233.2
20054.933.816.741.4
201510.427.311.554.5
20246.835.119.850.8

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method6,140USD2025-28.2%
GNI, Atlas method4USD bn2025-20.9%
Exports of goods and services52.5% of GDP2010–
Imports of goods and services38.4% of GDP2010–
Life expectancy at birth73.8years2024+4.9%
Urban population65.8% of total2025-0.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)