Binding coverage, all products in Suriname
Suriname: Binding coverage, all products was 27.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Binding coverage, all products in Suriname, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 27.4% for binding coverage, all products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, all products in Suriname peaked at 28.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2009.
That places Suriname 55th out of 158 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Binding coverage, all products in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.9% | — |
| 1999 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 27.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 27.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 28% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.4% | 28.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 28.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,204 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, all products in Suriname?
- Binding coverage, all products in Suriname was 27.4% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, all products recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, all products recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for binding coverage, all products?
- Suriname ranks 55th out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, all products rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.