International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname
Suriname: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 60.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname is 60.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname peaked at 116.00 million current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Suriname 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 8.00 million current US$ | +166.7% |
| 1997 | 11.00 million current US$ | +37.5% |
| 1998 | 11.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.00 million current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 23.00 million current US$ | +76.9% |
| 2001 | 23.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.00 million current US$ | -56.5% |
| 2003 | 6.00 million current US$ | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 14.00 million current US$ | +133.3% |
| 2005 | 17.00 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 18.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 22.00 million current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 30.00 million current US$ | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 32.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 39.00 million current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 42.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 51.00 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 70.00 million current US$ | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 87.00 million current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 116.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 111.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 93.00 million current US$ | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 94.00 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 60.00 million current US$ | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.20 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 13.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.50 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 32.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 116.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.00 million current US$ | 60.00 million current US$ | 60.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Suriname was 60.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 116.00 million current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.