International statistics Basic indicators: Suriname

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019156,000
GDP, current prices bn US$20212.9
GDP per capita, current prices US$20214,681
GDP (annual change), constant prices %2021-3.5
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202159.1
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20208.2
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202035.2
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202053.1
Population 1,0002021591.8
Population, female % of total202149.8
Population density inhab. per km220214
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202126.4
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20217.3
Fertility rate, total births per woman20202.37
Life expectancy at birth - men years202068.6
Life expectancy at birth - women years202075.2
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20188
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201730
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202016
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201814
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201520
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20021,075
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20197.2
Labour force participation rate %202154.2
Labour force 1,0002021236
Self-employed persons %202121.8
Unemployment rate %202110.1
Youth unemployment rate %202130.5
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201638.3
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20214,440
Agricultural land % of land area20190.5
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20190.4
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.1
Forest area % of land area201997.5
Import of goods, total bn US$20201.5
Export of goods, total bn US$20202.2
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202022.7
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20200.2
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202064.3
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201915
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20141.29
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20141,247
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20202.84
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202017.6
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020153.3
Internet users per 100 inhab.201748.9
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.202015.7
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202089.7

As at 21 July 2022

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