International tourism, expenditures in Suriname
Suriname: International tourism, expenditures was 3.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Suriname, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3.5% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Suriname peaked at 6.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2008.
That places Suriname 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -53.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 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 in Suriname?
- International tourism, expenditures in Suriname was 3.5% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- How does Suriname rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Suriname ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.