Country

Suriname in charts

The figure for Suriname on 9 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $6,962

    World: $13,717
    110th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    639,850

    World: 8.22B
    168th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    73.8

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 117th highest of 217

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    99%

    World: 91.9%
    Tied for 135th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    7.8%

    World: 4.8%
    52nd highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    16.2%

    World: 3%
    17th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    4.1

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 66th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $297

    World: $1,317
    112th highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    5%

    World: 42%
    125th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Suriname and the world, 1990 to 2023

Suriname: Up from 0% in 1990 to 87.4% in 2023. The world: 69.2% in 2023.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Suriname and the world, 1990 to 2024

Suriname: Up from 62.1 years in 1990 to 73.8 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Suriname and the world, 1990 to 2025

Suriname: Up from $942 in 1990 to $7,070 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Suriname, 1990 to 2025

Suriname: Up from 412,493 people in 1990 to 639,850 people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Suriname with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.