Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Suriname
Suriname: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 895.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Suriname, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 895.8% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Suriname peaked at 903.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 467.2%, in 2015.
That places Suriname 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 903.9% | — |
| 2010 | 795.3% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 647.1% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 634.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 530.9% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 486.1% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 467.2% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 484.4% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 633.7% | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 743.2% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 895.8% | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 903.9% | 903.9% | 903.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 631.8% | 467.2% | 895.8% | 10 |
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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 in Suriname?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Suriname was 895.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 903.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 467.2% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Suriname ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.