Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname
Suriname: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 88.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname is 88.9%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname peaked at 94.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2009.
Suriname ranks 141st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.8% | — |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | -2.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 88.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 88.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.9% | 94.2% | 10 |
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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Suriname was 88.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2009.
- How does Suriname rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Suriname ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.