International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Suriname
Suriname: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 19.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Suriname, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Suriname is 19.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 70.3% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Suriname peaked at 109.00 million current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.00 million current US$, in 2002.
That places Suriname 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 44.00 million current US$ | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 38.00 million current US$ | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 36.00 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 45.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 42.00 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 26.00 million current US$ | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 17.00 million current US$ | -34.6% |
| 2003 | 18.00 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 52.00 million current US$ | +188.9% |
| 2005 | 96.00 million current US$ | +84.6% |
| 2006 | 109.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 73.00 million current US$ | -33.0% |
| 2008 | 83.00 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 70.00 million current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 69.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.00 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 92.00 million current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 103.00 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 99.00 million current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 74.00 million current US$ | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 61.00 million current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 73.00 million current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 64.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 19.00 million current US$ | -70.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 19.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 587.50 million current US$, 3% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 19.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 695.50 million current US$, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +188.9% | 18.00 million current US$ | 52.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.00 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 52.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.60 million current US$ | 17.00 million current US$ | 109.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.30 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 103.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.00 million current US$ | 19.00 million current US$ | 19.00 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$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Suriname?
- International tourism, receipts in Suriname was 19.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 109.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.00 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Suriname rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Suriname ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.