Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income

Suriname: the economy in numbers

Per person: $7,070, or $22,652 at purchasing power parity. Population: 639,850 (2025).

$4.52B+1.8%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #168 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +4.0%.

GDP per capita

$7,070

2025 · #115 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$22,652

2025 · #96 of 197

Inflation

9.2%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 10.5%

Government debt

96.9%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

640K

2025 · #168 of 217

Unemployment

7.8%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

73.8 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $1.09 billion in 1960, $4.52 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $4,114 per person in 1960, $7,070 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: −0.9% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 15 of 65.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 64 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 368.5% in 1994. Years with inflation above 100%: 3. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1990: 151.5% of GDP in 2020. IMF forecast for 2031: 27.8%.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Population

1960: 263,918 · 2025: 639,850.

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

Unemployment rate

1991: 17.2% · 2025: 7.8%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 56.6 years · 2024: 73.8 years.

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

Exports of goods and services

2006: 52.7% · 2010: 52.5%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				3.0%^f	5.0%^f	27.8%^f
2030				3.2%^f	5.0%^f	29.5%^f
2029				43.0%^f	5.0%^f	35.4%^f
2028				28.2%^f	6.0%^f	52.1%^f
2027				4.1%^f	12.4%^f	72.1%^f
2026				4.0%^f	10.5%^f	85.1%^f
2025	$4.52B	$7,070	$22,652	1.8%	9.2%	96.9%	640K	7.8%
2024	$4.42B	$6,962	$21,832	1.7%	16.2%	84.0%	634K	7.6%	73.8
2023	$3.47B	$5,522	$21,128	2.4%	51.6%	92.3%	629K	7.7%	73.6
2022	$3.79B	$6,084	$20,076	2.4%	52.4%	111.7%	623K	8.0%	73.3
2021	$3.11B	$5,030	$18,458	−2.4%	59.1%	118.3%	618K	8.7%	68.9
2020	$2.91B	$4,755	$16,947	−16.0%	34.9%	151.5%	612K	9.0%	72.3
2019	$4.02B	$6,630	$19,772	1.2%		84.0%	606K	7.8%	71.8
2018	$4.0B	$6,666	$17,855	4.9%		68.6%	600K	7.8%	71.5
2017	$3.59B	$6,050	$17,568	1.6%	22.0%	73.0%	594K	7.9%	71.2
2016	$3.32B	$5,644	$14,475	−4.9%	55.4%	75.4%	588K	7.9%	71.0
2015	$5.13B	$8,814	$16,544	−3.4%	6.9%	41.2%	582K	7.2%	70.6
2014	$5.24B	$9,108	$16,598	0.3%	3.4%	25.2%	575K	6.9%	70.3
2013	$5.15B	$9,043	$16,173	2.9%	1.9%	27.9%	569K	6.6%	70.1
2012	$4.98B	$8,851	$15,185	2.7%	5.0%	20.1%	563K	8.1%	70.0
2011	$4.42B	$7,950	$13,926	5.8%	17.7%	18.7%	556K	7.5%	69.8
2010	$4.37B	$7,944	$13,039	5.2%	6.9%	17.3%	550K	7.2%	69.6	52.5%
2009	$3.88B	$7,130	$12,393	3.0%	−0.1%	14.6%	544K	8.7%	69.3	44.1%
2008	$3.53B	$6,576	$12,097	4.1%	14.7%	14.8%	537K	8.9%	68.9	56.9%
2007	$2.94B	$5,530	$11,530	5.1%	6.4%	16.4%	531K	9.0%	68.3	54.1%
2006	$2.63B	$5,003	$10,803	5.8%	11.3%	22.5%	525K	9.1%	67.6	52.7%
2005	$1.79B	$3,453	$10,014	4.5%	9.9%	27.1%	519K	9.3%	67.0
2004	$1.48B	$2,888	$9,389	8.5%	10.0%	29.4%	514K	9.5%	66.4
2003	$1.27B	$2,516	$8,552	6.3%	23.0%	31.5%	506K	10.3%	65.8
2002	$1.09B	$2,202	$8,046	2.8%	15.5%	37.4%	497K	11.2%	65.3
2001	$834M	$1,715	$7,865	4.2%	38.6%	37.2%	487K	12.0%	64.8
2000	$948M	$1,988	$7,535	2.1%	59.4%	48.4%	477K	12.9%	64.4
1999	$886M	$1,898	$7,367	−1.4%	98.8%	32.3%	467K	13.6%	64.0
1998	$1.11B	$2,429	$7,521	2.3%	19.0%	21.6%	457K	10.6%	63.7
1997	$926M	$2,068	$7,422	5.7%	7.1%	16.8%	448K	10.6%	63.4
1996	$861M	$1,963	$7,048	1.0%	−0.7%	11.8%	439K	10.9%	63.1
1995	$692M	$1,610	$7,000	0.0%	235.6%	16.3%	430K	8.4%	62.8
1994	$605M	$1,434	$6,973	3.4%	368.5%	30.5%	422K	12.7%	62.5
1993	$429M	$1,022	$6,650	−6.7%	143.5%	51.1%	419K	15.6%	62.4
1992	$405M	$969	$6,992	0.4%	43.7%	64.4%	418K	17.3%	62.2
1991	$448M	$1,080	$6,852	2.7%	26.0%	75.7%	415K	17.2%	62.2
1990	$388M	$942	$6,493	−4.5%	21.7%	72.9%	412K		62.1
1989	$543M	$1,329		4.2%	0.8%		408K		62.0
1988	$1.16B	$2,886		7.8%	7.3%		402K		61.5
1987	$980M	$2,469		−6.2%	53.4%		397K		61.3
1986	$891M	$2,271		0.8%	18.7%		392K		61.2
1985	$873M	$2,256		2.0%	10.9%		387K		61.4
1984	$864M	$2,261		−1.9%	3.7%		382K		61.2
1983	$884M	$2,333		−3.9%	4.4%		379K		61.1
1982	$915M	$2,430		−4.2%	7.3%		377K		60.9
1981	$889M	$2,368		7.1%	8.8%		375K		60.8
1980	$795M	$2,118		−8.8%	14.1%		375K		60.7
1979	$782M	$2,072		−0.6%	14.8%		378K		60.5
1978	$736M	$1,928		6.6%	8.8%		382K		60.4
1977	$642M	$1,666		10.2%	9.7%		385K		60.3
1976	$506M	$1,302		8.8%	10.1%		388K		60.2
1975	$466M	$1,190		2.8%	8.4%		391K		60.0
1974	$410M	$1,041		0.4%	16.9%		394K		59.9
1973	$339M	$858		−1.8%	12.9%		396K		59.8
1972	$312M	$785		−0.6%	3.2%		397K		59.7
1971	$301M	$768		3.9%	0.2%		392K		59.6
1970	$275M	$724		2.7%	2.6%		379K		59.5
1969	$260M	$708		4.5%	11.3%		367K		59.4
1968	$241M	$681		7.6%	0.2%		355K		59.3
1967	$221M	$644		12.1%	10.7%		343K		59.2
1966	$190M	$575		19.2%	4.7%		331K		59.2
1965	$154M	$482		12.0%	1.9%		320K		59.1
1964	$134M	$435		6.5%	4.2%		309K		58.9
1963	$126M	$424		5.6%	2.1%		297K		58.5
1962	$116M	$409		3.9%	2.1%		284K		58.0
1961	$108M	$395		4.8%	1.7%		273K		57.3
1960	$99.7M	$378			2.9%		264K		56.6

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.

Nearby economies in Latin America & Caribbean

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Guyana

$32,414 per person (2025)

Trinidad and Tobago

$18,967 per person (2025)

Barbados

$28,365 per person (2025)

Grenada

$12,107 per person (2025)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

$12,562 per person (2025)

Saint Lucia

$14,746 per person (2025)

Dominica

$10,989 per person (2025)

Antigua and Barbuda

$24,819 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)