Suriname — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Suriname, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Suriname was 1.79% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.20% in 1966. The lowest was -15.98% in 2020 (about -8.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.53% per year.
Suriname ranks 152 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.38%, so Suriname sits below it. It peaked in 1966 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 152%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 40 economies; Uruguay (1.78%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1775% in 1993. That is 284% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1965.
World ranking. Slipped: 56th of 107 in 1961 → 93rd of 119 in 1970 → 144th of 152 in 1980 → 162nd of 176 in 1990 → 156th of 199 in 2000 → 82nd of 209 in 2010 → 193rd of 209 in 2020 → 139th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 2.41% | +4.8 pp |
| 2021 | -2.44% | +13.5 pp |
| 2020 | -15.98% | -17.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.17% | -3.8 pp |
| 2018 | 4.95% | +3.4 pp |
| 2017 | 1.57% | +6.5 pp |
| 2016 | -4.91% | -1.5 pp |
| 2015 | -3.41% | -3.7 pp |
| 2014 | 0.26% | -2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 2.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.69% | -3.2 pp |
| 2011 | 5.85% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 5.17% | +2.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.01% | -1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.14% | -1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 5.11% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.79% | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -4.0 pp |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +2.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +3.5 pp |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +2.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +3.5 pp |
| 1999 | -1.4% | -3.7 pp |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -3.4 pp |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +4.7 pp |
| 1996 | 1% | — |
| 1995 | 0% | -3.4 pp |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +10.1 pp |
| 1993 | -6.7% | -7.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +7.2 pp |
| 1990 | -4.5% | -8.7 pp |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -3.6 pp |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +14.0 pp |
| 1987 | -6.2% | -7.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -1.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2% | +3.9 pp |
| 1984 | -1.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 1983 | -3.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | -4.2% | -11.3 pp |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +15.9 pp |
| 1980 | -8.8% | -8.2 pp |
| 1979 | -0.6% | -7.2 pp |
| 1978 | 6.6% | -3.6 pp |
| 1977 | 10.2% | +1.4 pp |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +6.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1973 | -1.8% | -1.2 pp |
| 1972 | -0.6% | -4.5 pp |
| 1971 | 3.9% | +1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -1.8 pp |
| 1969 | 4.5% | -3.1 pp |
| 1968 | 7.6% | -4.5 pp |
| 1967 | 12.1% | -7.1 pp |
| 1966 | 19.2% | +7.2 pp |
| 1965 | 12% | +5.5 pp |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +1.7 pp |
| 1962 | 3.9% | -0.9 pp |
| 1961 | 4.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.9% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Suriname’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -62.7% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.79%; 2024: 1.72%; 2023: 2.42%; 2022: 2.41%; 2021: -2.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.