International tourism, receipts for travel items in Suriname
Suriname: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 15.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 15.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.7% on the previous year and down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Suriname peaked at 95.00 million current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million current US$, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Suriname, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 14.00 million current US$ | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 9.00 million current US$ | -35.7% |
| 1998 | 2.00 million current US$ | -77.8% |
| 1999 | 9.00 million current US$ | +350.0% |
| 2000 | 16.00 million current US$ | +77.8% |
| 2001 | 14.00 million current US$ | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 3.00 million current US$ | -78.6% |
| 2003 | 4.00 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 17.00 million current US$ | +325.0% |
| 2005 | 45.00 million current US$ | +164.7% |
| 2006 | 95.00 million current US$ | +111.1% |
| 2007 | 67.00 million current US$ | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 77.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 64.00 million current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 61.00 million current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 61.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 84.00 million current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 95.00 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 88.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 65.00 million current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 46.00 million current US$ | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 56.00 million current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 53.00 million current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 15.00 million current US$ | -71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.00 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 21.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.20 million current US$ | 3.00 million current US$ | 95.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.00 million current US$ | 46.00 million current US$ | 95.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 15.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 173 Comoros 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 16.40 million current US$ compare
- 175 Angola 16.00 million current US$ compare
- 177 Central African Republic 11.60 million current US$ compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 8.60 million current US$ compare
- 179 Tuvalu 7.60 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 81.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Suriname?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Suriname was 15.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 95.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Suriname ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.