Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname
Suriname: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 81.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 81.4% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname peaked at 100.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1982.
Suriname ranks 57th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.0% | — |
| 1961 | 99.0% | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 96.6% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 95.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 97.5% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 95.3% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 98.0% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 96.3% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 87.8% | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 85.7% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 84.9% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 97.8% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -10.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 81.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 81.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.2% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 96.1% | 87.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.3% | 80.5% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 82.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 91.2% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 81.4% | 92.3% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Suriname was 81.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1982.
- How does Suriname rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Suriname ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.