Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Suriname
Suriname: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) was 15.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Suriname, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 15.5% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Suriname peaked at 23.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2007.
Suriname ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.7% | — |
| 1999 | 23.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 15.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 15.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -43.4% | 23.7% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 13.4% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Manufactures exports 2.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Suriname?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Suriname was 15.5% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Suriname ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).