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Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income · Capital: Paramaribo

Population

639,850

2025 · #168 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$7,070

2025 · #119 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

1.8%

2025 · #151 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

9.2%

2025 · #23 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

Not published

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Not published

Source: World Bank

Population growth

0.9%

2025 · #110 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

73.8

2024 · #118 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

2.2

2024 · #89 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

65.8%

2025 · #104 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

7.8%

2025 · #55 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

25.4%

2025 · #28 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

53.8%

2025 · #144 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

6.5

2023 · #42 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

14.8

2024 · #86 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

5.4%

2023 · #120 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

2.9%

2023 · #135 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

4.1

2024 · #68 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

14.5%

2021 · #126 of 212

Source: World Bank