Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Suriname
Suriname: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Suriname, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 2.2% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is down 75.4% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Suriname peaked at 11.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
Suriname ranks 178th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.7% | — |
| 1965 | 6.0% | -48.5% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -72.2% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -71.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +202.7% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +40.2% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +85.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -50.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +71.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +372.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +79.4% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +22.4% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -75.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +372.8% | 1.1% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 6.0% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 175 Belize 3.2% compare
- 176 Faroe Islands 3.2% compare
- 177 Burkina Faso 2.7% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 2.2% compare
- 180 Kiribati 2.1% compare
- 181 Angola 2.0% compare
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 207.79 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Suriname?
- Manufactures exports in Suriname was 2.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Suriname rank for manufactures exports?
- Suriname ranks 178th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.