Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Suriname
Suriname: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Suriname, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Suriname is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 63.1% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Suriname peaked at 22.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 170th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.1% | — |
| 1965 | 10.9% | -48.3% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 12.9% | +41.0% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 22.3% | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -29.2% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -82.1% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -41.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +56.1% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +97.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +41.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +105.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -75.1% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +130.5% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +82.4% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -63.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 12% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 7% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 10.9% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 12.2% | 22.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 2.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 207.79 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Suriname?
- Food exports in Suriname was 2.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for food exports?
- Suriname ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.