Country information
Suriname
Area
164.000 km²
Capital
Paramaribo
Government
Chandrikapersad Santokhi
Population
575.990 habitantes (est. 2019)
Contact
Ulrike Göldner
Deputy Managing Director/ Regional Manager Brazil, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
Economic data
| Basic data | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| GDP growth in % | 2,5 | 3 | 1,8 |
| Export in billion US$ | 2,83 | 2,34 | 3,35 |
| Import in billion US$ | 1,7 | 1,7 | 2,1 |
| Key interest rate in % | 8,7 | - | - |
| Exchange rate US$/SRD | 37,81 | 33,15 | 37,20 |
| Inflation rate in % | 53,3 | 16,23 | 9,2 |
| HDI (Human Development Index) | 0,722 | - | - |
Foreign Trade
Import products: Machinery, Vehicles
Import partner: USA, Netherlands, China
Export products: Gold, Oil, Metal Waste
Export partner: USA, UEA, Netherlands
Notes
P= Prediction
Update: 18.08.2026
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC, statista, worlddat, International Monetary Fund, UN Comtrade Data Base