Suriname — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Suriname, 1990–2023.
Internet users for Suriname was 87.40% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1990 to 2023. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Suriname ranks 77 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 80.01%, so Suriname sits above it. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 134%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 8 of 37 economies; Puerto Rico (US) (87.29%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 342% in 1997. That is 67% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 76th of 201 in 1990 → 96th of 195 in 2000 → 96th of 200 in 2010 → 62nd of 179 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2023
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 87.4% | +25.4 pp |
| 2019 | 62.03% | +6.9 pp |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +6.2 pp |
| 2017 | 48.95% | +3.5 pp |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +2.6 pp |
| 2015 | 42.76% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 40.08% | +2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 2012 | 34.68% | +2.7 pp |
| 2011 | 32% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 31.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 31.36% | +10.3 pp |
| 2008 | 21.06% | +6.9 pp |
| 2007 | 14.11% | +4.6 pp |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +3.1 pp |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 6.08% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 4.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 4.16% | +1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.06% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 2.51% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 1.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 1.67% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 1% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 0.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.12% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s Internet users in 1995?
0.12% (1995). 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 % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. 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: 2023: 87.4%; 2019: 62.03%; 2018: 55.1%; 2017: 48.95%; 2016: 45.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). 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.