Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname
Suriname: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products was 15.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname stood at 15.2%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname peaked at 22.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2011.
That places Suriname 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +73.3% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +51.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.9% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.2% | 19.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 3 |
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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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in Suriname was 15.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2011.
- How does Suriname rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- Suriname ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. 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 and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).