Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Suriname
Suriname: Global: Ease of doing business score was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Suriname, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 47.46 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over five years.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.43 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 47.4 DB17-20 methodology | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 47.41 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.43 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.46 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 47.46 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 47.46 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.87 DB17-20 methodology, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 global: ease of doing business score in Suriname?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Suriname was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 47.46 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.43 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.