South Africa vs Suriname: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

South Africa
0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Suriname
0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
141st
Suriname rank
139th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Suriname
0.020.040.060.080.1196019922025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Suriname ahead.

South Africa ranks 141st and Suriname ranks 139th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0779 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Suriname?
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
South Africa ranks 141st and Suriname ranks 139th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,651 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.